Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation

Protected areas (PAs) are the leading forest conservation policy, so accurate evaluation of future PA impact is critical in conservation planning. Yet by necessity impact evaluations use past data. Here we argue that forward-looking plans should blend such evaluations with anticipation of shifts in...

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Autores principales: Haruna, Akiko, Pfaff, Alexander, van den Ende, Sander, Joppa, Lucas
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: IOP Publishing 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151456
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author Haruna, Akiko
Pfaff, Alexander
van den Ende, Sander
Joppa, Lucas
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description Protected areas (PAs) are the leading forest conservation policy, so accurate evaluation of future PA impact is critical in conservation planning. Yet by necessity impact evaluations use past data. Here we argue that forward-looking plans should blend such evaluations with anticipation of shifts in threats. Applying improved methods to evaluate past impact, we provide rigorous support for that conceptual approach by showing that PAs' impacts on deforestation shifted with land use. We study the Republic of Panama, where species-dense tropical forest faces real pressure. Facing variation in deforestation pressure, the PAs' impacts varied across space and time. Thus, if shifts in pressure levels and patterns could be anticipated, that could raise impact.
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spelling CGSpace1514562024-10-25T08:00:10Z Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation Haruna, Akiko Pfaff, Alexander van den Ende, Sander Joppa, Lucas biodiversity resource conservation deforestation protected areas panama tropical forests impact assessment Protected areas (PAs) are the leading forest conservation policy, so accurate evaluation of future PA impact is critical in conservation planning. Yet by necessity impact evaluations use past data. Here we argue that forward-looking plans should blend such evaluations with anticipation of shifts in threats. Applying improved methods to evaluate past impact, we provide rigorous support for that conceptual approach by showing that PAs' impacts on deforestation shifted with land use. We study the Republic of Panama, where species-dense tropical forest faces real pressure. Facing variation in deforestation pressure, the PAs' impacts varied across space and time. Thus, if shifts in pressure levels and patterns could be anticipated, that could raise impact. 2014 2024-08-01T02:57:27Z 2024-08-01T02:57:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151456 en Open Access IOP Publishing Haruna, Akiko; Pfaff, Alexander; van den Ende, Sander; and Joppa, Lucas. 2014. Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation. Environmental Research Letters 9(3): 035007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/035007
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resource conservation
deforestation
protected areas
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tropical forests
impact assessment
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Pfaff, Alexander
van den Ende, Sander
Joppa, Lucas
Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
title Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
title_full Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
title_fullStr Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
title_full_unstemmed Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
title_short Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
title_sort evolving protected area impacts in panama impact shifts show that plans require anticipation
topic biodiversity
resource conservation
deforestation
protected areas
panama
tropical forests
impact assessment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151456
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