Unlocking the Human Dimension: How Conservation Research is Missing a Critical Piece

Amid escalating environmental crises, conservation science increasingly acknowledges that nature is not solely shaped by ecological processes but also by human actions—decisions, habits, and social structures. Yet, a recent systematic review by Eyster and colleagues (2025) highlights that conservation research has yet to fully harness a critical tool for understanding and influencing these human dimensions: social science theories of human action.