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  • 1Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. georgina.cundill@gmail.com

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Adaptive management in conservation is re-evaluated, emphasizing social learning and context-dependent practice over objective management. This approach highlights collaborative action and continuous goal definition for effective conservation strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Conservation Science
  • Ecology
  • Social Science

Background:

  • Traditional adaptive management faces criticism regarding its objective-based paradigm.
  • Complex systems are not objectively manageable; conservation is a social process with contested objectives and context-dependent learning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To rethink adaptive management by focusing on the social processes inherent in management and decision-making.
  • To integrate insights from soft systems thinking and social-learning theory into conservation practice.

Main Methods:

  • Critically analyzing the assumptions of objective-based management.
  • Applying principles of soft systems thinking and social-learning theory.
  • Proposing a revised adaptive management approach centered on social dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Adaptive management success is questioned due to flawed assumptions about objective management.
  • Conservation is recognized as a social process where learning and objectives are context-dependent.
  • A new framework emphasizes social relationships, knowledge integration, and continuous goal definition.

Conclusions:

  • Effective adaptive management requires acknowledging conservation as a social process.
  • Key activities include contextualizing problems, exploring diverse perspectives, collaborative action, and reflective learning.
  • Defining goals is an ongoing, participatory process essential for adaptive management.