Abstract
Cheok, J., R. Weeks, and R. L. Pressey. 2019. Identifying the strengths and weaknesses of conservation planning at different scales: the Coral Triangle as a case study. Ecology and Society 24(4):24. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10919-240424
Highlights
The explicit recognition of multiple scales and scaling developed relatively late in the field of ecology (Wiens 1989) and, in the paradigms traditionally adopted in conservation and environmental management (Palomo et al 2014)
In line with previous literature suggesting that social factors are most relevant at local levels, we found that local-level plans engaged with the greatest number of stakeholder groups, whereas higher level plans more adequately addressed ecological components
Higher level plans demonstrated a higher capacity for greater scalar coverage compared to lower level plans, but with limitations in conceptualizing social objectives
Summary
The explicit recognition of multiple scales and scaling developed relatively late in the field of ecology (Wiens 1989) and, in the paradigms traditionally adopted in conservation and environmental management (Palomo et al 2014). Conservation has increasingly progressed to consider multiple social and ecological scales (Lengyel et al 2014, Guerrero et al 2015, Sayles and Baggio 2017) This progression has been a crucial move toward dealing with problems of scale that have long challenged the ability to manage the environment effectively (Cash and Moser 2000). Problems of scale have pervaded many facets of systematic conservation planning, which concerns the process of deciding when, where, and how to allocate constrained resources to conserve biodiversity, ecosystem services, and other valuable attributes of the natural environment (Pressey and Bottrill 2009) Such problems range from technical concerns (e.g., data selection and resolution of priority assessments; Richardson et al 2006, Hamel et al 2013, Cheok et al 2016) to those more strategic in nature (e.g., including social concerns and transitioning from plans to actions; Ban et al 2013, Pressey et al 2013, Mills et al 2014). With the prevalence of scale-related problems in conservation planning, a number of strategies to account explicitly for multiple scales have been proposed in the literature
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