In this article, we build on a growing literature of examples of transdisciplinary approaches to illustrate the catalysts and outcomes of a stakeholder-driven process to conservation practice. We illustrate this using the case of one of Europe's most rapidly declining bird species, the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata). As part of the response to its continuing decline, a stakeholderdriven workshop was held in Ireland in November 2016, bringing together over 80 stakeholders from a range of governmental, non-governmental, and private organizations responsible for or interested in curlew conservation and management. This innovative workshop sought to formulate ideas and support the implementation of actions from stakeholders themselves on how to halt further losses of curlews, within the current legislative framework. Four years on, many of the short-and medium-term actions identified during the workshop have been implemented jointly by stakeholders. However, curlew recovery will require continued communication and meaningful engagement with all relevant stakeholders together with increased government support underpinned by increased public awareness and ownership of the curlew's plight. Ultimately, many stakeholders will measure the success of curlew conservation in Ireland by the long-term viability of the breeding population.agriculture, conservation, ground nesting-bird, land-use, peatland | INTRODUCTIONConservation is an activity that inherently connects human societies and natural systems (Mishra, Young, Fiechter, Rutherford, & Redpath, 2017). Although the framings of conservation have changed over the years, the prevailing view over the last decade or so is one which emphasizes the need for approaches that improve the interactions between people and nature (Mace, 2014). This has led to calls for collaboration between relevant