Detoeuf Diane, Lange Emiel de, Ibbett Harriet, Gupta Trisha, Monterrubio Solís Constanza, Mavakala Krossy, Catapani Mariana Labão, Kretser Heidi E, Milner-Gulland Eleanor J, Brittain Stephanie, Newing Helen, Fariss Brandie, Spira Charlotte, Eyster Harold N, DeMello Nicole, Wallen Kenneth E, Thornton Sara A, Bennett Nathan J, Choo Li Ling
Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA.
Wildlife Conservation Society, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Conserv Biol. 2025 Apr;39(2):e14463. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14463.
Conservation is an inherently social process-people collectively endeavor to enact conservation. Yet, in conservation social science, research methodologies, training, and competency are less common than in natural sciences. Globally, formal education and training in the social sciences are often unavailable or inaccessible to conservation practitioners, and nonformal education may help fill this gap. To identify potential opportunities, we implemented a global survey of practitioners to identify their knowledge gaps and social science training needs and conducted a gap analysis of available social science training resources. We compiled 449 resources, including 266 English-language and 183 non-English-languages resources into an open-access online database hosted by the Conservation Social Science Partnership. Resources were categorized as communication, data collection, ethics and human rights, intervention, impact evaluation, or analysis. Most resources were open access (90%) and half were specific to conservation practice. Survey responses (n = 90) revealed demand for help with data analyses, research ethics, and human rights considerations. We found a need for organization leaders to prioritize social sciences in conservation, greater diversity of accessible training resources in alternate mediums and languages, resources tailored to conservation contexts, and additional ethics and human rights and data analysis resources.
保护是一个本质上具有社会性的过程——人们共同努力实施保护。然而，在保护社会科学领域，研究方法、培训和能力方面的情况不如自然科学领域常见。在全球范围内，保护从业者往往无法获得或难以获得社会科学方面的正规教育和培训，非正规教育可能有助于填补这一空白。为了确定潜在机会，我们对从业者进行了一项全球调查，以确定他们的知识差距和社会科学培训需求，并对现有的社会科学培训资源进行了差距分析。我们将449种资源，包括266种英文资源和183种非英文资源，汇编到由保护社会科学伙伴关系主办的一个开放获取在线数据库中。资源被分为沟通、数据收集、伦理与人权、干预、影响评估或分析等类别。大多数资源是开放获取的（90%），其中一半是针对保护实践的。调查回复（n = 90）显示，人们在数据分析、研究伦理和人权考量方面需要帮助。我们发现，组织领导者需要在保护工作中优先考虑社会科学，需要在其他媒介和语言方面提供更多样化的可获取培训资源，需要针对保护背景量身定制的资源，以及需要更多的伦理与人权及数据分析资源。
