Achieving Integrative, Collaborative Ecosystem Management

H. L. Keough and D. J. Blahna
Conservation Biology, 20, 5, 10
Although numerous principles have been identified as being important for successfully integrating social and ecological factors in collaborative management, few authors have illustrated how these principles are used and why they are effective. On the basis of a review of the ecosystem management and collaboration literature, we identified eight factors important for integrative, collaborative ecosystem management—integrated and balanced goals, inclusive public involvement, stakeholder influence, consensus group approach, collaborative stewardship, monitoring and adaptive management, multidisciplinary data, and economic incentives. We examined four cases of successful ecosystem management to illustrate how the factors were incorporated and discuss the role they played in each case’s success.
Although this article is not based in or around the Daly River Basin, it has been included because it covers important information, which can be used by DRMAC.