Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation
An important part of conservation practice is the empirical evaluation of program and policy impacts. Understanding why conservation programs succeed or fail is essential for designing cost-effective initiatives and for improving the livelihoods of natural resource users. The evidence we seek can be...
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| author | Baylis, K. Honey-Rosés, J. Börner, J. Corbera, E. Ezzine-de-Blas, D. Ferraro, P.J. Lapeyre, R. Persson, U.M. Pfaff, A. Wunder, Sven |
| author_browse | Baylis, K. Börner, J. Corbera, E. Ezzine-de-Blas, D. Ferraro, P.J. Honey-Rosés, J. Lapeyre, R. Persson, U.M. Pfaff, A. Wunder, Sven |
| author_facet | Baylis, K. Honey-Rosés, J. Börner, J. Corbera, E. Ezzine-de-Blas, D. Ferraro, P.J. Lapeyre, R. Persson, U.M. Pfaff, A. Wunder, Sven |
| author_sort | Baylis, K. |
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| description | An important part of conservation practice is the empirical evaluation of program and policy impacts. Understanding why conservation programs succeed or fail is essential for designing cost-effective initiatives and for improving the livelihoods of natural resource users. The evidence we seek can be generated with modern impact evaluation designs. Such designs measure causal effects of specific interventions by comparing outcomes with the interventions to outcomes in credible counterfactual scenarios. Good designs also identify the conditions under which the causal effect arises. Despite a critical need for empirical evidence, conservation science has been slow to adopt these impact evaluation designs. We identify reasons for the slow rate of adoption and provide suggestions for mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace946162025-06-17T08:24:00Z Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation Baylis, K. Honey-Rosés, J. Börner, J. Corbera, E. Ezzine-de-Blas, D. Ferraro, P.J. Lapeyre, R. Persson, U.M. Pfaff, A. Wunder, Sven biodiversity conservation policies impact evaluation ecosystem services protected areas An important part of conservation practice is the empirical evaluation of program and policy impacts. Understanding why conservation programs succeed or fail is essential for designing cost-effective initiatives and for improving the livelihoods of natural resource users. The evidence we seek can be generated with modern impact evaluation designs. Such designs measure causal effects of specific interventions by comparing outcomes with the interventions to outcomes in credible counterfactual scenarios. Good designs also identify the conditions under which the causal effect arises. Despite a critical need for empirical evidence, conservation science has been slow to adopt these impact evaluation designs. We identify reasons for the slow rate of adoption and provide suggestions for mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation. 2016-01 2018-07-03T11:01:30Z 2018-07-03T11:01:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94616 en Open Access Wiley Baylis, K., Honey-Rosés, J., Börner, J., Corbera, E., Ezzine-de-Blas, D., Ferraro, P.J., Lapeyre, R., Persson, U.M., Pfaff, A., Wunder, S.. 2016. Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation Conservation Letters, 9 (1) : 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12180 |
| spellingShingle | biodiversity conservation policies impact evaluation ecosystem services protected areas Baylis, K. Honey-Rosés, J. Börner, J. Corbera, E. Ezzine-de-Blas, D. Ferraro, P.J. Lapeyre, R. Persson, U.M. Pfaff, A. Wunder, Sven Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation |
| title | Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation |
| title_full | Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation |
| title_fullStr | Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation |
| title_short | Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation |
| title_sort | mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation |
| topic | biodiversity conservation policies impact evaluation ecosystem services protected areas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94616 |
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