Natural Environment Research Council Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United Kingdom.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Mar 29;108(13):5308-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1007933108. Epub 2011 Mar 14.
Conservation scientists, national governments, and international conservation groups seek to devise, and implement, governance strategies that mitigate human impact on the environment. However, few studies to date have systematically investigated the performance of different systems of governance in achieving successful conservation outcomes. Here, we use a newly-developed analytic framework to conduct analyses of a suite of case studies, linking different governance strategies to standardized scores for delivering ecosystem services, achieving sustainable use of natural resources, and conserving biodiversity, at both local and international levels. Our results: (i) confirm the benefits of adaptive management; and (ii) reveal strong associations for the role of leadership. Our work provides a critical step toward implementing empirically justified governance strategies that are capable of improving the management of human-altered environments, with benefits for both biodiversity and people.
保护科学家、各国政府和国际保护组织试图设计和实施治理策略，以减轻人类对环境的影响。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究系统地调查不同治理系统在实现成功保护结果方面的表现。在这里，我们使用一个新开发的分析框架，对一系列案例研究进行分析，将不同的治理策略与提供生态系统服务、实现自然资源可持续利用和保护生物多样性的标准化分数联系起来，包括地方和国际层面。我们的研究结果：（i）证实了自适应管理的好处；（ii）揭示了领导力的重要作用。我们的工作为实施具有实证依据的治理策略迈出了关键一步，这些策略能够改善对人为环境的管理，为生物多样性和人类带来益处。
