The role of funding in the performance of Latin America's protected areas

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dc.contributor.authorLessmann, Janeth
dc.contributor.authorGeldmann, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorFajardo, Javier
dc.contributor.authorMarquet, Pablo A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:04:33Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:04:33Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractConservationists have long argued that inadequate funding for managing protected areas (PAs) jeopardizes their ability to achieve conservation goals. However, this claim has rarely been substantiated by quantitative evaluations. To address this, we examined the impact of funding on PA effectiveness both at the scale of 17 national PA systems across Latin America and within a PA system (Ecuador), for which we had precise historical financial data. Most PAs reduced deforestation between 2000 and 2010, demonstrating their crucial role in forest conservation. However, large deficits in funding considerably reduced the effectiveness of PAs in Ecuador (on average, a unit decrease in deficit leads to a 3.07% increase in effectiveness in avoiding deforestation). While differences in effectiveness between individual PAs in Ecuador were associated with funding deficits, national- level socioeconomic metrics (e.g., the Human Development Index) were the major factor when comparing PA system- level effectiveness among countries. This result suggests that while funding plays a major role in the performance of individual PAs, the quality of the socioeconomic context at the country level is critical for the overall performance of the PA systems. We, therefore, emphasize that maximizing the effectiveness of PAs requires a multilevel approach that includes better and more strategic resource allocation for individual PAs, combined with actions for strengthening the governance and institutions that regulate PA systems.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1073/pnas.2307521121
dc.identifier.eissn1091-6490
dc.identifier.issn0027-8424
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2307521121
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/89798
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001352414200019
dc.issue.numero36
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaProceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectprotected areas
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectconservation outcomes
dc.subjectmanagement
dc.subjectbudget
dc.titleThe role of funding in the performance of Latin America's protected areas
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen121
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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