Wildlife Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 17, 2025

ABSTRACT There is increasing global interest in developing market‐based financial mechanisms to direct greater private capital funding into biodiversity conservation. Additional derived through credit or bond‐based products can offer hope improve local cost:benefit ratios of wildlife presence and incentivize coexistence. However, conservation complex, we fear these carry risks unintended consequences, particularly where metrics are insufficiently thought through, locally affected communities not equitably engaged. Here, outline our perspective hopes fears, with a particular focus on big cat conservation, conflict We encourage scientists, practitioners, community members cede the development completely experts standard setters, but take more active role learning, offering critique, supporting engagement Indigenous Peoples Local Communities. This vital managing risk head maximizing potential benefit for human‐big

Language: Английский