Conservation management is often a compromise between
the desirable and the expedient
(Maxted et al., 2020)

Potential conflicts with other biological components and human interest will arise. Different conservation target species may have distinct conservation needs and, in some cases, the optimal measures for one may have adverse for another.

Then, what should you do?

One of the most important tasks in the planning process is to understand and prioritise the conservation interventions of different conservation interventions across the PA. This may inevitably lead to situations where CWR populations may be subjected to interventions suitable for a more emblematic and threatened species.

 

Example: Open habitats (with more CWR) versus natural reforestation (less CWR)