Conservation features of the terrestrial Antarctic Peninsula

Lee, Jasmine R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-1679; Shaw, Justine D.; Ropert-Coudert, Yan; Terauds, Aleks; Chown, Steven L.. 2024 Conservation features of the terrestrial Antarctic Peninsula. Ambio, 53. 1037-1049. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02009-4

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Abstract/Summary

Conserving landscapes used by multiple stakeholder groups requires understanding of what each stakeholder values. Here we employed a semi-structured, participatory approach to identify features of value in the terrestrial Antarctic Peninsula related to biodiversity, science and tourism. Stakeholders identified 115 features, ranging from Adélie penguin colonies to sites suitable for snowshoeing tourists. We split the features into seven broad categories: science, tourism, historic, biodiversity, geographic, habitat, and intrinsic features, finding that the biodiversity category contained the most features of any one category, while science stakeholders identified the most features of any stakeholder group. Stakeholders have overlapping interests in some features, particularly for seals and seabirds, indicating that thoughtful consideration of their inclusion in future management is required. Acknowledging the importance of tourism and other social features in Antarctica and ensuring their integration into conservation planning and assessment will increase the likelihood of implementing successful environmental management strategies into the future.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02009-4
ISSN:	00447447
Additional Keywords:	Antarctica, biodiversity, conservation planning, participatory process, tourism, values
Date made live:	10 Apr 2024 15:28 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537127

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02009-4

ISSN:

00447447

Additional Keywords:

Antarctica, biodiversity, conservation planning, participatory process, tourism, values

Date made live:

10 Apr 2024 15:28 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537127