Title
Contextual Awareness in Long-Term Partnerships Builds Adaptive Capacity for Conservation
Author(s)
Michael Painter, Heidi E. Kretser
Published
2012
Publisher
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Abstract
Partnerships between local people and conservation organizations can make significant contributions to long-term success in conserving biological diversity, and managing resources sustainably. Strong partnerships help give conservation the broadly based political legitimacy that it often lacks, and create adaptive capacity to address pressing conservation needs, which is unlikely to develop without the combined efforts of multiple groups. Establishing strong partnerships remains a challenging task for conservation organizations. The Capitanía de Alto y Bajo Isoso, an indigenous organization in the Bolivian Chaco, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, a global conservation organization, established a successful partnership that made important contributions to conserving a critical part of one of the world's most threatened ecoregions. Key lessons emerged that may help conservation organizations build partnerships that contribute to improve wildlife management across diverse settings. Long-term, on-the-ground engagement is a crucial step to creating situational awareness that leads to successful conservation outcomes.
Keywords
collaboration, co-management, indigenous people, Isoceños, livelihoods
Full Citation
Painter, M. and H. Kretser. 2012. Contextual Awareness in Long-Term Partnerships Builds Adaptive Capacity for Conservation. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17(5): 357-366.

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