A unifying theoretical framework for conservation flagships

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111199" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111199</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111199" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111199</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A unifying theoretical framework for conservation flagships

Original language description

Conservation flagships are an effective approach to mobilize support for conservation. The flagship concept has recently been expanded beyond species, to include also fleets, protected areas, ecosystems, individuals, and events. Here, we present a unifying framework of flagship categories and their use, provide a roadmap for flagship selection, and give recommendations for their use in conservation practice. We also propose the flexible encompassing term 'flagship entity', broadly defined as a unique and recognizable entity that can be easily communicated for conservation purposes. Flagship entities are characterized by their biological and ecological organization level, temporal state, geographical reach, current level of use, and effectiveness. Flagship selection should be driven by sound knowledge and a clear understanding of the target audience's conscious and subconscious preferences and its intended use. Further work is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of various flagship categories and concepts, and the positive and negative economic outcomes of flagship strategies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA23-07278S" target="_blank" >GA23-07278S: Harnessing iEcology and culturomics to advance invasion science</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biological Conservation

ISSN

0006-3207

e-ISSN

1873-2917

Volume of the periodical

308

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Mar

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

111199

UT code for WoS article

001491953600002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105004048468