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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Baylis, Kathy author Honey-Rosés, Jordi author Börner, Jan author Corbera, Esteve author Ezzine-de-Blas, Driss author Ferraro, Paul J. author Lapeyre, Renaud author Persson, U. Martin author Pfaff, Alex author Wunder, Sven author 2016 Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552 An important part of conservation practice is the empirical evaluation of program and policy impacts. Understanding why conservation programs succeed or fail is essential for designing cost-effective initiatives and for improving the livelihoods of natural resource users. The evidence we seek can be generated with modern impact evaluation designs. Such designs measure causal effects of specific interventions by comparing outcomes with the interventions to outcomes in credible counterfactual scenarios. Good designs also identify the conditions under which the causal effect arises. Despite a critical need for empirical evidence, conservation science has been slow to adopt these impact evaluation designs. We identify reasons for the slow rate of adoption and provide suggestions for mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation. Biodiversity Conservation Policy Impact Evaluation Payments for environmental services Protected areas Mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation