Neil Dawson

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• 2025

  Advancing social impact assessments for more effective and equitable conservation

  Dawson, N. M. & Suich, H., Apr 2025, In: Conservation Biology. 39, 2, e14453.

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• Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance

  Bennett, N. J., Relano, V., Roumbedakis, K., Blythe, J., Andrachuk, M., Claudet, J., Dawson, N., Gill, D., Lazzari, N., Mahajan, S. L., Muhl, E-K., Riechers, M., Strand, M. & Villasante, S., 3 Feb 2025, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 12, 1473382.

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• 2024

  Institutional rearrangements in the North Luangwa Ecosystem: implications of a shift to community based natural resource management for equity in protected area governance

  Kachali, R. N., Dawson, N. M. & Loos, J., 15 Jul 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 13, e33549.

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• Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity

  Dawson, N. M., Coolsaet, B., Bhardwaj, A., Booker, F., Brown, D., Lliso, B., Loos, J., Martin, A., Oliva, M., Pascual, U., Sherpa, P. & Worsdell, T., 21 Jun 2024, In: One Earth. 7, 6, p. 1007-1021 15 p.

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• Reviewing the science on 50 years of conservation: Knowledge production biases and lessons for practice

  Dawson, N. M., Coolsaet, B., Bhardwaj, A., Brown, D., Lliso, B., Loos, J., Mannocci, L., Martin, A., Oliva, M., Pascual, U., Sherpa, P. & Worsdell, T., Oct 2024, In: AMBIO. 53, 10, p. 1395–1413 19 p.

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• 2023

  Placing diverse knowledge systems at the core of transformative climate research

  Orlove, B., Sherpa, P., Dawson, N., Adelekan, I., Alangui, W., Carmona, R., Coen, D., Nelson, M. K., Reyes-García, V., Rubis, J., Sanago, G. & Wilson, A., Sept 2023, In: AMBIO. 52, 9, p. 1431–1447 17 p.

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• Protected areas and the neglected contribution of Indigenous Peoples and local communities: Struggles for environmental justice in the Caatinga dry forest

  Dawson, N., de Carvalho, W. D., Bezerra, J. S., Todeschini, F., Tabarelli, M. & Mustin, K., Dec 2023, In: People and Nature. 5, 6, p. 1739-1755 17 p.

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• 2022

  Agrarian modernization through "ideal agricultural subjects": a lost cause for smallholders in Rwanda?

  Pasgaard, M., Kim, S. K., Dawson, N. & Fold, N., 25 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Political Ecology. 29, 1, p. 100-122 23 p.

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• Rethinking entrenched narratives about protected areas and human wellbeing in the Global South

  Woodhouse, E., Bedelian, C., Barnes, P., Cruz-Garcia, G. S., Dawson, N., Gross-Camp, N., Homewood, K., Jones, J. P. G., Martin, A., Morgera, E. & Schreckenberg, K., 16 Nov 2022, In: UCL Open: Environment. 4

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• Revisiting Rwanda’s agricultural intensification policy: benefits of embracing farmer heterogeneity and crop-livestock integration strategies

  Kim, S. K., Marshall, F. & Dawson, N. M., Jun 2022, In: Food Security. 14, 3, p. 637-656 20 p.

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• 2021

  Advancing social equity in and through marine conservation

  Bennett, N. J., Katz, L., Yadao-Evans, W., Ahmadia, G. N., Atkinson, S., Ban, N. C., Dawson, N. M., de Vos, A., Fitzpatrick, J., Gill, D., Imirizaldu, M., Lewis, N., Mangubhai, S., Meth, L., Muhl, E-K., Obura, D., Spalding, A. K., Villagomez, A., Wagner, D., White, A., & 1 othersWilhelm, A., 30 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 711538.

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• The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation

  Dawson, N., Coolsaet, B., Sterling, E., Loveridge, R., Gross-Camp, N., Wongbusarakum, S., Sangha, K., Scherl, L. M., Phan, P. H., Zafra-Calvo, N., Lavey, W. G., Byakagaba, P., Idrobo, C. J., Chenet, A., Bennett, N. J., Mansourian, S. & Rosado-May, F. J., 2 Sept 2021, In: Ecology and Society. 26, 3, 19.

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• 2020

  Access and allocation in global biodiversity governance: a review

  Coolsaet, B., Dawson, N., Rabitz, F. & Lovera, S., Jun 2020, In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. 20, 2, p. 359–375 17 p.

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• Environmental justice and transformations to sustainability

  Martin, A., Armijos Burneo, T., Coolsaet, B., Dawson, N., Edwards, G. A. S., Few, R., Gross-Camp, N., Rodriguez Fernandez, I., Schroeder, H., Tebboth, M. & White, C., 16 Nov 2020, In: Environment. 62, 6, p. 19-30 12 p.

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• Justice-related impacts and social differentiation dynamics in Nepal’s REDD+ projects

  Satyal, P., Corbera, E., Dawson, N., Dhungana, H. & Maskey, G., Aug 2020, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 117, 11 p., 102203.

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• 2019

  Can agricultural intensification help attain Sustainable Development Goals? Evidence from Africa and Asia

  Dawson, N., Martin, A. & Camfield, L., 4 May 2019, In: Third World Quarterly. 40, 5, p. 926-946 21 p.

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• Looking beyond justice as universal basic needs is essential to progress towards 'safe and just operating spaces'

  Pasgaard, M. & Dawson, N., 2019, In: Earth System Governance. 2, 100030.

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• Representation and participation in formulating Nepal’s REDD+ approach

  Satyal, P., Corbera, E., Dawson, N., Dhungana, H. & Maskey, G., 2019, In: Climate Policy. 19, sup1, p. S8-S22

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• 2018

  Assessing equity in protected area governance: Approaches to promote just and effective conservation

  Dawson, N., Martin, A. & Danielsen, F., Apr 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 2, e12388.

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• Barriers to equity in REDD+: Deficiencies in national interpretation processes constrain adaptation to context

  Dawson, N. M., Mason, M., Mujasi Mwayafu, D., Dhungana, H., Satyal, P., Fisher, J., Zeitoun, M. & Schroeder, H., Oct 2018, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 88, p. 1-9 9 p.

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• Leaving no-one behind? Social inequalities and contrasting development impacts in rural Rwanda

  Dawson, N. M., 2018, In: Development Studies Research. 5, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.

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• Norm entrepreneurs sidestep REDD+ in pursuit of just and sustainable forest governance

  Dawson, N. M., Mason, M., Fisher, J. A., Mujasi Mwayafu, D., Dhungana, H., Schroeder, H. & Zeitoun, M., 25 May 2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 6, 1726.

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• Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification

  Vang Rasmussen, L., Coolsaet, B., Martin, A., Mertz, O., Pascual, U., Corbera, E., Dawson, N., Fisher, J. A., Franks, P. & Ryan, C. M., 14 Jun 2018, In: Nature Sustainability. 1, p. 275-282 8 p.

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• The park is ruining our livelihoods. We support the park! Unravelling the paradox of attitudes to protected areas

  Martin, A., Myers, R. & Dawson, N. M., Feb 2018, In: Human Ecology. 46, 1, p. 93–105 13 p.

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• The Rwandan agrarian and land sector modernisation: Confronting macro performance with lived experiences on the ground

  Ansoms, A., Cioffo, G., Dawson, N., Desiere, S., Huggins, C., Leegwater, M., Murison, J., Nyenyezi Bisoka, A., Treidl, J. & Van Damme, J., Oct 2018, In: Review of African Political Economy. 45, 157, p. 408-431 24 p.

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• 2017

  Environmental justice research shows the importance of social feedbacks in ecosystem service trade-offs

  Dawson, N. M., Grogan, K., Martin, A., Mertz, O., Pasgaard, M. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2017, In: Ecology and Society. 22, 3, 12.

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• From food to pest: Conversion factors determine switches between ecosystem services and disservices

  Rasmussen, L. V., Christensen, A. E., Danielsen, F., Dawson, N., Martin, A., Mertz, O., Sikor, T., Thongmanivong, S. & Xaydongvanh, P., Mar 2017, In: AMBIO. 46, 2, p. 173–183

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• The research and practice of integrating conservation and development: Self-reflections by researchers on methodologies, objectives and influence

  Pasgaard, M., Dawson, N., Rasmussen, L. V., Enghoff, M. & Jensen, A., Jan 2017, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 9, p. 50-60 11 p.

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• Wild food collection and nutrition under commercial agriculture expansion in agriculture-forest landscapes

  Broegaard, R. B., Rasmussen, L. V., Dawson, N., Mertz, O., Vongvisouk, T. & Grogan, K., Nov 2017, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 84, p. 92–101 10 p.

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• 2016

  A combination of methods needed to assess the actual use of provisioning ecosystem services

  Rasmussen, L. V., Mertz, O., Christensen, A. E., Danielsen, F., Dawson, N. & Xaydongvanh, P., Feb 2016, In: Ecosystem Services. 17, p. 75-86 12 p.

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• Green revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications of imposed innovation for the wellbeing of rural smallholders

  Dawson, N., Martin, A. & Sikor, T., Feb 2016, In: World Development. 78, p. 204-218 15 p.

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• Justice and conservation: The need to incorporate recognition

  Martin, A., Coolsaet, B., Corbera, E., Dawson, N., Fraser, J., Lehmann, I. & Rodriguez, I., May 2016, In: Biological Conservation. 197, p. 254–261 8 p.

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• 2015

  Assessing the contribution of ecosystem services to human wellbeing: A disaggregated study in western Rwanda

  Dawson, N. & Martin, A., 1 Sept 2015, In: Ecological Economics. 117, p. 62-72

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