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Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice. / Detoeuf, Diane; de Lange, Emiel; Ibbett, Harriet et al.
In: Conservation Biology, Vol. 39, No. 2, e14463, 01.04.2025.

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Detoeuf, D, de Lange, E, Ibbett, H, Gupta, T, Monterrubio Solís, C, Mavakala, K, Catapani, M, Kretser, H, Milner-Gulland, EJ, Brittain, S, Newing, H, Fariss, B, Spira, C, Eyster, H, DeMello, N, Wallen, K, Thornton, S, Bennett, NJ & Choo, LL 2025, 'Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice', Conservation Biology, vol. 39, no. 2, e14463. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14463

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Detoeuf, D., de Lange, E., Ibbett, H., Gupta, T., Monterrubio Solís, C., Mavakala, K., Catapani, M., Kretser, H., Milner-Gulland, EJ., Brittain, S., Newing, H., Fariss, B., Spira, C., Eyster, H., DeMello, N., Wallen, K., Thornton, S., Bennett, N. J., & Choo, L. L. (2025). Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice. Conservation Biology, 39(2), Article e14463. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14463

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Detoeuf D, de Lange E, Ibbett H, Gupta T, Monterrubio Solís C, Mavakala K, Catapani M, Kretser H, Milner-Gulland EJ, Brittain S, et al. 2025. Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice. Conservation Biology. 39(2):Article e14463. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14463

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Detoeuf, Diane et al. "Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice". Conservation Biology. 2025. 39(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14463

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Detoeuf D, de Lange E, Ibbett H, Gupta T, Monterrubio Solís C, Mavakala K et al. Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice. Conservation Biology. 2025 Apr 1;39(2):e14463. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14463

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Detoeuf, Diane ; de Lange, Emiel ; Ibbett, Harriet et al. / Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice. In: Conservation Biology. 2025 ; Vol. 39, No. 2.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Gap analysis of social science resources for conservation practice

AU - Detoeuf, Diane

AU - de Lange, Emiel

AU - Ibbett, Harriet

AU - Gupta, Trisha

AU - Monterrubio Solís, Constanza

AU - Mavakala, Krossy

AU - Catapani, Mari

AU - Kretser, Heidi

AU - Milner-Gulland, EJ

AU - Brittain, Steph

AU - Newing, H.

AU - Fariss, Brandie

AU - Spira, Charlotte

AU - Eyster, Harold

AU - DeMello, Nicole

AU - Wallen, Kenneth

AU - Thornton, Sara

AU - Bennett, Nathan J

AU - Choo, Li Ling

N1 - © 2025 The Author(s). Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.

PY - 2025/4/1

Y1 - 2025/4/1

N2 - Conservation is an inherently social process—people collectively endeavor to enact conservation. Yet, in conservation social science, research methodologies, training, and competency are less common than in natural sciences. Globally, formal education and training in the social sciences are often unavailable or inaccessible to conservation practitioners, and nonformal education may help fill this gap. To identify potential opportunities, we implemented a global survey of practitioners to identify their knowledge gaps and social science training needs and conducted a gap analysis of available social science training resources. We compiled 449 resources, including 266 English-language and 183 non-English-languages resources into an open-access online database hosted by the Conservation Social Science Partnership. Resources were categorized as communication, data collection, ethics and human rights, intervention, impact evaluation, or analysis. Most resources were open access (90%) and half were specific to conservation practice. Survey responses (n = 90) revealed demand for help with data analyses, research ethics, and human rights considerations. We found a need for organization leaders to prioritize social sciences in conservation, greater diversity of accessible training resources in alternate mediums and languages, resources tailored to conservation contexts, and additional ethics and human rights and data analysis resources.

AB - Conservation is an inherently social process—people collectively endeavor to enact conservation. Yet, in conservation social science, research methodologies, training, and competency are less common than in natural sciences. Globally, formal education and training in the social sciences are often unavailable or inaccessible to conservation practitioners, and nonformal education may help fill this gap. To identify potential opportunities, we implemented a global survey of practitioners to identify their knowledge gaps and social science training needs and conducted a gap analysis of available social science training resources. We compiled 449 resources, including 266 English-language and 183 non-English-languages resources into an open-access online database hosted by the Conservation Social Science Partnership. Resources were categorized as communication, data collection, ethics and human rights, intervention, impact evaluation, or analysis. Most resources were open access (90%) and half were specific to conservation practice. Survey responses (n = 90) revealed demand for help with data analyses, research ethics, and human rights considerations. We found a need for organization leaders to prioritize social sciences in conservation, greater diversity of accessible training resources in alternate mediums and languages, resources tailored to conservation contexts, and additional ethics and human rights and data analysis resources.

KW - Capacity Building

KW - Conservation Policy

KW - Conservation of Natural Resources

KW - Desarrollo De Capacidades

KW - Evaluación De Necesidades

KW - Humans

KW - Investigación Cualitativa

KW - Investigación Cuantitativa

KW - Métodos De Ciencias Sociales

KW - Needs Assessment

KW - Política De Conservación

KW - Qualitative Research

KW - Quantitative research

KW - Social Science Methods

KW - Social Sciences

U2 - 10.1111/cobi.14463

DO - 10.1111/cobi.14463

M3 - Article

C2 - 40165700

VL - 39

JO - Conservation Biology

JF - Conservation Biology

SN - 0888-8892

IS - 2

M1 - e14463

ER -