Comparative stakeholder perceptions of wildlife management in five European multi-use landscapes

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dc.contributor.authorKiffner, Christian
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John D.C.
dc.contributor.authorCapelli, Simona
dc.contributor.authorCiolli, Marco
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Ana
dc.contributor.authorJewell, Kyle
dc.contributor.authorKaltenborn, Bjørn
dc.contributor.authorKönig, Hannes J.
dc.contributor.authorMartín Collado, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorProdanova, Hristina
dc.contributor.authorSoriano Martínez, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorStoycheva, Vanya
dc.contributor.authorTattoni, Clara
dc.contributor.authorUthes, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorVolani, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorZöller, Moya
dc.contributor.authorOstermann-Miyashita, Emu-Felicitas
dc.contributor.funderFundación Biodiversidad
dc.contributor.orcidMartín Collado, Daniel [0000-0002-2087-961X]
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-30T10:27:17Z
dc.date.available2025-06-30T10:27:17Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-17
dc.date.updated2025-06-20T06:01:31Z
dc.description.abstractHuman-wildlife coexistence in shared landscapes requires effectively navigating different stakeholder interests. Despite progress in this field, most studies focus on a limited number of “problematic” wildlife species. This narrow scope overlooks the species-specific nature of human-wildlife interactions. To identify general patterns in stakeholder perceptions of diverse wildlife species, we implemented a modified 3i (interest, influence, impact) method to assess how individuals within seven stakeholder groups (crop farmers, livestock farmers, foresters, hunters, tourism operators, protected area managers, and staff of environmental non-governmental organizations) rated their interest in, their influence on, and how they are impacted by twelve wildlife species categories: moose, red deer, wild reindeer, chamois, roe deer, brown bear, wild boar, grey wolf, European ground squirrel, cormorant, eagles, and vultures (some of them were site-specific). The study design consisted of two steps: 1) assessing expert perceptions of the 3i for each stakeholder-species combination in each of the five study areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Spain, and 2) assessing stakeholder (251 individuals) perceptions of the 3i. We found substantial variation in stakeholder perceptions across groups, sites, and species categories. Within-group heterogeneity and individual respondents belonging to multiple stakeholder categories further challenged simplistic assumptions of distinct and well-defined stakeholder perspectives. Expert perceptions often underestimated stakeholder interest in wildlife species categories and occasionally diverged from stakeholder-perceptions of influence and impact. Notably, perceived impacts of brown bears, wolves, and eagles often exceeded the perceived influence on these species categories, underscoring a sense of powerlessness in managing interactions in some sites. Our study provides a comparative framework for understanding major patterns in key conservation conflicts in Europe, and emphasizes the importance of addressing contextualized stakeholder diversity and heterogeneity for more effective co-management of human-wildlife coexistence. These findings offer actionable pathways for improving conservation outcomes and participatory wildlife management across Europe.
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dc.description.sponsorshipAgradecemos sinceramente a todos los actores participantes por compartir sus ideas y percepciones. Esta investigación fue financiada por Biodiversa+, la Asociación Europea de Biodiversidad, en el contexto del proyecto TransWILD bajo la convocatoria conjunta BiodivProtect 2021-2022. Fue cofinanciada por la Comisión Europea (GA No. 101052342) y las siguientes organizaciones financiadoras: AEI (Agencia Estatal de Investigación), BNSF (Fondo Nacional de Ciencia de Bulgaria), MUR (Ministerio Italiano de Universidades e Investigación), FB (Fundación Biodiversidad), RCN (Consejo de Investigación de Noruega – proyecto 342821), y VDI-VDE-IT/BMBF (Ministerio Federal de Educación e Investigación de Alemania).
dc.identifier.citationKiffner, C., Linnell, J. D. C., Capelli, S., Ciolli, M., Iglesias, A., Jewell, K., Kaltenborn, B., König, H. J., Martin-Collado, D., Prodanova, H., Soriano, B., Stoycheva, V., Tattoni, C., Uthes, S., Volani, S., Zöller, M., & Ostermann-Miyashita, E.-F. (2025). Comparative stakeholder perceptions of wildlife management in five European multi-use landscapes. Journal of Environmental Management, 389, 126186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126186
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126186
dc.identifier.issn0301-4797
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10532/7659
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Biodiversity Partnership/BiodivProtect/TransWILD
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dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126186
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subject.agrovocResiliencia de los ecosistemas
dc.subject.agrovocAnimal salvaje
dc.subject.agrovocParticipación de agricultores
dc.subject.agrovocProtección ambiental
dc.subject.agrovocProceso con múltiples partes interesadas
dc.subject.sdgHambre cero
dc.subject.sdgProducción y consumo responsables
dc.subject.sdgVida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleComparative stakeholder perceptions of wildlife management in five European multi-use landscapes
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