Improving landholder engagement in biodiversity conservation: What can be learned from literary theory and design

Drawing on a case study of an ecological assessment report used in part for landholder engagement by Australian government biodiversity initiative, this paper illustrates how literary theory and design might aid designing improved versions documents communications to engage inform landholders, which may contribute outcomes. Biodiversity monitoring reporting ecologists record communicate data can be required fulfil different often contrasting purposes when multi-stakeholder situations. Documents need stand up the scrutiny disciplinary domains, such as law, ecology business, while also informing, entertaining communicating at emotional level. In sense, is significant challenge, made more difficult siloing knowledges that deal with social concerns. Attention their role broader service system argued important perspective alongside research into conservation management focuses psychological motivations landholders environmental management, planning governance. A free Plain Language Summary found within Supporting Information article.