Developing and testing a policy environmental assessment checklist for biodiversity conservation

Genter, Sabrina; Moore, Susan A.; Bailey, John

doi:10.3152/146155108x333299

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“…Such frameworks can be judged according to their applicability, usefulness and reproducibility (Genter, Moore, & Bailey, 2008). The following evaluation uses these three criteria to organise and explore the framework's strengths and weaknesses.…”

Section: Discussion -Evaluating the Frameworkmentioning

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“…Also, a 'useful' framework can be applied in a number of different contexts and still work (Genter et al, 2008). To ensure this is the case with this framework, the items require further development and testing with different species and in different ecological and social environments (i.e.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Applicability refers to a framework being simple to use and accessible (Genter et al, 2008). The assessment approach with simple items and check boxes made the process simple.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Developing and testing an assessment framework to guide the sustainability of the marine wildlife tourism industry

Rodger

Smith²,

Newsome

et al. 2011

Journal of Ecotourism

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Growth in the marine wildlife tourism industry has been accompanied by concerns regarding its sustainability. This paper develops and tests a generic framework for assessing the sustainability of such ventures. The framework aims to guide the collection and collation of existing information and then use this information to identify current sustainability issues and information gaps. Development relied on a literature review and expert opinion. Testing was undertaken on whale shark tourism at Ningaloo Marine Park in north-western Australia. Evaluation of the framework suggests it has applicability (i.e. it is simple to use) and is useful, where usefulness refers to the ability to contribute to sustainable tourism management. Its reproducibility (i.e. providing consistent responses irrespective of the context) could only be determined through application to multiple case studies, a recommendation flowing from this study. The framework has at least three applications: improving existing marine wildlife tourism operations through reviewing their sustainability; developing an auditing mechanism as part of the licensing provisions for such tourism; and helping to determine the likely sustainability of proposed ventures. Overall, this framework provides an important opportunity to further develop the professionalism of the wildlife tourism sector through enhancing good practice.

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Developing and testing an assessment framework to guide the sustainability of the marine wildlife tourism industry

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Newsome

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Journal of Ecotourism

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“…Such assessment frameworks can be judged according to their applicability, usefulness and reproducibility [16,17]. A further differentiation can be made with regard to aspects such as comparability, systematic approach, level of knowledge and type and variety of products.…”

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Assessing the sustainability of tourism products – as simple as it gets

Weber¹,

Taufer²

2016

Int. J. SDP

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The balance between the three dimensions of sustainability forms the basis for the successful development of a tourism region. The development of sustainable products is crucial for a destination in order to create true sustainable experiences for their guests. The research project aimed to determine the criteria for sustainable tourism and to develop a simple method for the sustainability assessment of tourism products. While most valuation methods require the presence and the analysis of a comprehensive data set, the assessment tool should enable the destination to analyse the sustainability of their products as easily as possible. Together with five Swiss tourism destinations an assessment tool was developed and tested. In a first step, the central sustainability criteria for tourism products were defined based on existing criteria sets. Then an inventory of all tourist products was created. Every single product was quantitatively assessed with regards to the sustainability criteria by the project manager of the destination management organisation (DMO). Their experiences were evaluated through qualitative interviews.The sustainability assessment using the framework showed various challenges such as the dependence of the prior knowledge of the evaluator. The variety of the products also hampers a consistent assessment and a comparison between destinations. The strengths of such a simplified model are that it allows a comparison to changes of sustainability in the product portfolio over time. In addition, it promotes the internal discussion and awareness. Using the new framework during the development of new products helps to take all criteria into account. It also supports the connection with service providers and the communication of sustainability requirements.The instrument tested represents a compromise that reduces complexity and enables the assessment of sustainability without the use of a comprehensive monitoring system -as simple as it gets.

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“…A range of analytical, assessment, and planning tools and processes have been applied to address biodiversity conservation issues, including designation and reservation of networks of protected areas, increasingly based on systematic conservation planning; land-use planning, including management plans for protected areas; recovery planning for endangered species; and strategic and environmental impact assessments of development proposals (Geneletti and van Duren 2008, Genter et al 2008, McGregor et al 2011, Gregory et al 2012, Gillson et al 2013). These approaches have made little ground, however, in stemming biodiversity decline (Rands et al 2010).…”

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Biodiversity governance and social-ecological system dynamics: transformation in the Australian Alps

Lockwood¹,

Mitchell²,

Moore³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. Biodiversity conservation continues to be a challenging task for societies worldwide. We undertook a resilience assessment to address the following question: What are the ramifications of social-ecological system dynamics for biodiversity governance of a nationally significant landscape? Resilience assessment offers promise for guiding response strategies, potentially enabling consideration of ecological, social, economic, and governance influences on biodiversity-related activities. Most resilience assessments have, however, struggled to effectively incorporate governance influences. We applied a modified version of the Resilience Alliance workbook approach to explicitly address governance influences at each stage of an assessment of internationally significant biodiversity features in protected areas of the Australian Alps. The vulnerability of the Alps system to climate change suggests that it is moving into a release stage, with subsequent transformation hypothesized. Network governance is argued as enabling flexible, adaptive management and comprehensive engagement of stakeholders, both of which are critical to shaping how this transformation of the Alps as a valued focal system will occur. The Australian Alps Liaison Committee provides a promising governance structure for collaboration and comanagement across multiple jurisdictions. Our contribution was to demonstrate how a resilience assessment that explicitly embeds governance influences in social-ecological system dynamics can point to pathways for governance reform in the context of system transformation.

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Developing and testing a policy environmental assessment checklist for biodiversity conservation

Cited by 5 publications

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Developing and testing an assessment framework to guide the sustainability of the marine wildlife tourism industry

Developing and testing an assessment framework to guide the sustainability of the marine wildlife tourism industry

Assessing the sustainability of tourism products – as simple as it gets

Biodiversity governance and social-ecological system dynamics: transformation in the Australian Alps

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