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© 2021 The Authors. Conservation Letters published by Wiley Periodicals LLCCommunity forests (CFs) aim to improve human wellbeing and conservation effectiveness, though their performance remains contested. A recent innovation in protected area (PA) governance is to combine CFs with forest certification. We assess (1) the impact of certified CFs on wellbeing and conservation effectiveness; (2) gender inequality and elite capture; (3) interaction effects with neighboring national PAs. We used a novel approach that integrates field data consisting of locally identified indicators representative of multidimensional wellbeing, with remotely sensed data on conservation effectiveness and statistical matching to improve causal inference. We found that CFs positively impacted wellbeing, conservation effectiveness, and reduced gender inequality, though they did not reduce elite capture. We also detected positive interaction effects between certified CFs and neighboring national PAs. Our findings suggest that locating contrasting local and national PA governance approaches next to each other may help to maximize wellbeing and conservation benefits within complex multiuse landscapes.
Author(s): Loveridge R, Sallu SM, Pfeifer M, Oldekop JA, Mgaya M, da Silva DA, Latham J, Platts PJ, Marshall AR
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Conservation Letters
Year: 2021
Volume: 14
Issue: 6
Print publication date: 24/12/2021
Online publication date: 27/07/2021
Acceptance date: 03/07/2021
Date deposited: 10/08/2021
ISSN (electronic): 1755-263X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12831
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12831
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