Understanding the Role of Conservation Social Science in Improving Natural Resource Management Adaptation

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Climate impacts are creating management challenges in protected areas and are driving managers to adapt to change. Adaptation, as with all human behavior, is shaped by complex social, political, cultural, and economic systems that create barriers to action. Conservation social science is a lens with which to understand behavior. Examining applications in two case studies from Antarctica and the U.S. National Parks can help us better utilize social science and implement more effective adaptation solutions.