Insights on fostering the emergence of robust conservation actions from Zimbabwe's CAMPFIRE program

Duan Biggs, Natalie C. Ban, Juan Carlos Castilla, Stefan Gelcich, Morena Mills, Edson Gandiwa, Michel Etienne, Andrew T. Knight, Pablo A. Marquet, Hugh P. Possingham
2019 Global Ecology and Conservation  
enabling local actors to find solutions appropriate to their contexts. We illustrate the conditions for emergence, and its interaction with robustness, through discussing the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) in Zimbabwe and reflect on efforts at strengthening local autonomy and management around the world. We suggest that the delicate balance between external guidance of actions, and supporting local actors to develop their own solutions, should be managed
more » ... adaptively over time to support the emergence of robust conservation actions.
doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00538 fatcat:tsxnubj6ubeappyrrocs5lffd4