Participatory evaluation for adaptive co-management of social–ecological systems: a transdisciplinary research approach

Within the adaptive co-management field, evaluation has been receiving increased attention over the last 10 years. Although monitoring and evaluation are integral components of adaptive co-management, they are sometimes weakly incorporated. Participatory evaluation could play a role in embedding monitoring and evaluation more strongly, but there is very little empirical research about its outcomes and implications for adaptive co-management....