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4.2.4 Author perceptions of the main reasons for implementation 
 
Involvement of a threatened species, involvement of stakeholders, and practical 
recommendations were the main reasons for implementation of findings according to the 
perceptions of authors (fig 4. (a)), but adequate dissemination of findings came out slightly on 
top in a weighted ranking of importance (fig 4. (b)). 
Fig 4. (a) Author perceptions of most important reasons for implementation of research findings (n=270) 
(b) Reasons for implementation ranked on a scale of: 15=most important, 10=important, 5=somewhat 
important, weighted according to the number of responses in each category. Dissemination=appropriate 
dissemination of findings, Threatened=involvement of a threatened species, Practical=practical 
recommendations, Stakeholder=stakeholder involvement, Political=amenable political climate
Those who identified involvement of stakeholders as being of any importance were asked to 
specify which stakeholders they were referring to. The involvement of conservation managers, 
local government, and local NGOs were most often selected, closely followed by local 
communities (fig. 5) 

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Fig 5. Stakeholders believed to be important in implementation of conservation action (n=160). 
Manager=conservation manager, Locgov=local government, LocNGO=local NGO, Comm=local 
communities, IntlNGO= international NGO, Funding = funding body, OtherGovt=Government outside the 
study region 
 
4.2.5 ‘No’ responses 
 
Respondents who did not believe that their findings had been implemented rated lack of 
concern amongst stakeholders as the most important barrier to implementation, followed by 
political climate. They were also the main barriers after weighted ranking of importance, with 
lack of involvement of communities placed higher up the scale of importance. 
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