ENVISION Policy Brief: Decision-making toolbox for inclusive conservation in protected areas

The ENVISION project (2019-2021) supported the development of a participatory approach to the management of PAs, inclusive conservation, with the aim of improving biodiversity and human well-being. Inclusive conservation is an approach for accommodating and balancing different stakeholder visions and values for PA management to achieve socially relevant and environmentally sustainable outcomes in protected areas. This brief provides a current description of the international policy landscape for conservation and protected areas and outlines a set of tools to enhance inclusive management of protected areas. These tools have been developed and applied across four case study areas by a team of international researchers.