Applying conservation social science to study the human dimensions of Neotropical bird conservation

Dayer, Ashley A.; Silva‐Rodríguez, Eduardo A.; Albert, Steven K.; Chapman, Mollie; Zukowski, Benjamin; Ibarra, José Tomás; Gifford, Gemara; Echeverri, Alejandra; Martínez‐Salinas, Alejandra; Sepúlveda-Luque, Claudia

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“…Invasive species are another factor causing insectivorous tropical bird declines (Sodhi et al, 2004;Dayer et al, 2020). Invasive bird species can threaten other birds, and create a variety of indirect effects (Sodhi et al, 2004(Sodhi et al, , 2007a.…”

Section: Invasive Speciesmentioning

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“…Invasive bird species can threaten other birds, and create a variety of indirect effects (Sodhi et al, 2004(Sodhi et al, , 2007a. Invasive mammals such as rats and cats are especially destructive, particularly on islands (Harper and Bunbury, 2015;Dayer et al, 2020). Three species of invasive rats, and particularly black rats (Rattus rattus), have caused documented declines and/or extinctions, including a number of insectivorous bird species, on a variety of tropical islands globally; and have likely caused undetected avian extinctions due to how much earlier these rats reached tropical islands than humans could document bird species there (Harper and Bunbury, 2015).…”

Section: Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sensitivity of Tropical Insectivorous Birds to the Anthropocene: A Review of Multiple Mechanisms and Conservation Implications

Sherry

2021

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Epigraph: “The house is burning. We do not need a thermometer. We need a fire hose.” (P. 102, Janzen and Hallwachs, 2019). Insectivorous birds are declining widely, and for diverse reasons. Tropical insectivorous birds, more than 60% of all tropical birds, are particularly sensitive to human disturbances including habitat loss and fragmentation, intensive agriculture and pesticide use, and climate change; and the mechanisms are incompletely understood. This review addresses multiple, complementary and sometimes synergistic explanations for tropical insectivore declines, by categorizing explanations into ultimate vs. proximate, and direct versus indirect. Ultimate explanations are diverse human Anthropocene activities and the evolutionary history of these birds. This evolutionary history, synthesized by the Biotic Challenge Hypothesis (BCH), explains tropical insectivorous birds' vulnerabilities to many proximate threats as a function of both these birds' evolutionary feeding specialization and poor dispersal capacity. These traits were favored evolutionarily by both the diversity of insectivorous clades competing intensely for prey and co-evolution with arthropods over long evolutionary time periods. More proximate, ecological threats include bottom-up forces like declining insect populations, top-down forces like meso-predator increases, plus the Anthropocene activities underlying these factors, especially habitat loss and fragmentation, agricultural intensification, and climate change. All these conditions peak in the lowland, mainland Neotropics, where insectivorous bird declines have been repeatedly documented, but also occur in other tropical locales and continents. This multiplicity of interacting evolutionary and ecological factors informs conservation implications and recommendations for tropical insectivorous birds: (1) Why they are so sensitive to global change phenomena is no longer enigmatic, (2) distinguishing ultimate versus proximate stressors matters, (3) evolutionary life-histories predispose these birds to be particularly sensitive to the Anthropocene, (4) tropical regions and continents vary with respect to these birds' ecological sensitivity, (5) biodiversity concepts need stronger incorporation of species' evolutionary histories, (6) protecting these birds will require more, larger reserves for multiple reasons, and (7) these birds have greater value than generally recognized.

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Section: Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sensitivity of Tropical Insectivorous Birds to the Anthropocene: A Review of Multiple Mechanisms and Conservation Implications

Sherry

2021

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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“…Identifying the motivations of different stakeholders can help inform management options for coexistence and cooperation (Dayer et al, 2020; Mutahara, Warner, & Khan, 2019). The most salient points of the motivation analysis were the two initiatives that shifted stakeholder motives toward favoring crane conservation in the Cheorwon Basin: the introduction of a new premium rice brand and the establishment of a coordinative committee.…”

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Revealing stakeholders' motivation and influence in crane conservation in the Republic of Korea: Net‐Map as a tool

Jin

Hemminger

Fong³

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Biodiversity conservation in protected areas requires strict legal limitations to land use. In the Civilian Control Zone (CCZ) of the Republic of Korea (ROK), military control has created an accidental sanctuary for the world's rarest crane species: the white‐naped crane (Antigone vipio) and the red‐crowned crane (Grus japonensis). Yet varying land use demands on the CCZ by stakeholders have caused disagreements in achieving cooperative crane conservation. This paper aims to clarify relevant stakeholders' interconnection and their motives that have led them to either promote or inhibit crane conservation in the Cheorwon Basin of the CCZ. To answer these questions, we conducted participatory Net‐Map interviews and identified stakeholders with a powerful role in crane conservation. Our results identify 44 stakeholders whose trust relations occurred twice as often as conflicts. More than 80% of stakeholders included in this study supported crane conservation initiatives. We attribute local farmers' increased level of environmental stewardship to two key schemes: a community‐led farming project generating financial incentives and a communication channel for stakeholders. Our case study demonstrates that Net‐Map is a valid tool to analyze human‐crane interactions, which is critical to ensure acceptance of legal restrictions to land use as well as crane conservation.

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“…The success and effectiveness of conservation programs rely on local people's engagement (Dayer et al, 2020;Develey, 2021).…”

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Human Dimensions of the Reintroduction of Brazilian Birds

Martins

Engel

Schulz

et al. 2022

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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People's acceptability for wildlife, stakeholders' engagement and involvement are acknowledged as key factors for the success of wildlife reintroduction projects. We analyzed the main National Action Plans (NAPs) (the Brazilian management participatory instrument for the conservation of endangered species) for eight bird species and conducted an online questionnaire with researchers and practitioners involved in those species reintroduction programs. The assessment of the main Brazilian bird's reintroduction programs showed that, in general, efforts have been made to integrate local people into it. Nevertheless, the actions were disconnected, isolated and fragmented. A formal protocol, designed, discussed and approved by experts aiming to address the human dimensions (HD) of human-bird interactions (HBI), preferably to be used in each stage of the reintroduction programs, was not found. Actions considered related to human dimensions are mainly under the umbrella of environmental education interventions or campaigns, more directed to children and youth; correspond to activities performed by locals with the birds and/or captive birds facilities; or, fostering artcraft production or bird watching activities. The weak or sometimes absent human dimensions approach to this important conservation tool may indicate either the novelty for Brazilian researchers and managers of the science of human dimensions within the field of wildlife management or the lack of dialogue between natural and social sciences when wildlife conservation is at stake. Reintroductions are expensive, sensitive, and labor-intensive processes. It becomes necessary due the conservation status of the species and its implementation follows a careful research of biological, ecological and socio-institutional regional background that identifies the drivers of species extinction and plans according to it. Understanding and predicting people's behaviors and its triggers are paramount to successful reintroduction projects. Thus, making use of well-planned HD studies in HBI may be the watershed between success or failure of reintroduction programs. This study was a pioneer initiative of its kind and it aimed to provide sound recommendations for managers, researchers and practitioners to acknowledge the relevance of HD and its core role in the reintroduction of endangered bird species.

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Applying conservation social science to study the human dimensions of Neotropical bird conservation

Cited by 28 publications

References 106 publications

Sensitivity of Tropical Insectivorous Birds to the Anthropocene: A Review of Multiple Mechanisms and Conservation Implications

Sensitivity of Tropical Insectivorous Birds to the Anthropocene: A Review of Multiple Mechanisms and Conservation Implications

Revealing stakeholders' motivation and influence in crane conservation in the Republic of Korea: Net‐Map as a tool

Human Dimensions of the Reintroduction of Brazilian Birds

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