Understanding and overcoming obstacles in adaptive management

Abstract

Adaptive management (AM) is widely promoted to improve management of natural resources, yet its implementation is challenging. We show that obstacles to the implementation of AM are related not only to the AM process per se but also to external factors such as ecosystem properties and governance systems. To overcome obstacles, there is a need to build capacities within the AM process by ensuring adequate resources, management tools, collaboration, and learning. Additionally, building capacities in the legal and institutional frames can enable the necessary flexibility in the governance system. Furthermore, in systems experiencing profound changes in wildlife populations, building such capacities may be even more critical as more flexibility will be needed to cope with increased uncertainty and changed environmental conditions.

Published in

Trends in ecology & evolution
2023, volume: 38, number: 1, pages: 55-71
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON

SLU Authors

• Månsson, Johan

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Liljebäck, Niklas

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Nilsson, Lovisa

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Olsson, Camilla

  • Kristianstad University

• Pärt, Tomas

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

Wildlife Damage Centre
SLU Plant Protection Network
SLU Forest Damage Center

Global goals (SDG)

SDG15 Life on land
SDG16 Peace, justice and strong institutions

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology
Fish and Wildlife Management

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.009

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/121343