Raising the bar for systematic conservation planning |
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Authors: | Langford William T Gordon Ascelin Bastin Lucy Bekessy Sarah A White Matt D Newell Graeme |
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Institution: | 1 School of Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia 2 School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK 3 The Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and Environment, PO Box 137, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia |
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Abstract: | Systematic conservation planning (SCP) represents a significant step toward cost-effective, transparent allocation of resources for biodiversity conservation. However, research demonstrates important consequences of uncertainties in SCP and of basing methods on simplified circumstances involving few real-world complexities. Current research often relies on single case studies with unknown forms and amounts of uncertainty as well as low statistical power for generalizing results. Consequently, conservation managers have little evidence for the true performance of conservation planning methods in their own complex, uncertain applications. To build effective and reliable methods in SCP, there is a need for more challenging and integrated testing of their robustness to uncertainty and complexity, and much greater emphasis on generalization to real-world situations. |
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