Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement are major barriers to island conservation

December 06, 2022

The research amplifies the voices of frontline conservation workers to highlight the main barriers to effective conservation on islands, as well as potential solutions. Over 60% of survey respondents agreed that ‘poor conservation policy implementation and law enforcement’, which are needed to effectively deliver and police plans, hinders more effective management efforts. Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation. Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation. The potential solutions identified by the survey participants were longer funding cycles, additional staff, better training opportunities for staff and incentives to keep high-capacity staff long-term.

The source of this news is from University of Oxford