Forest protected areas (FPAs) remain a core strategy in efforts to advance global sustainability goals. Information on the effectiveness of this strategy in delivering environmental and socio-economic benefits is accumulating rapidly. Here, we review recent literature to assess current knowledge on FPA impacts, focusing on studies examining the governance dimensions of FPAs. We find that quantitative impact evaluations increasingly assess FPA networks and seek to link FPA governance to conservation and human well-being outcomes. A largely separate, qualitative literature provides detailed analysis of forest PA governance, but rarely connects it to these outcomes. Our review highlights the need for greater integration of insights and approaches from these two literatures to develop theory and evidence on sustainable governance of forest PAs over the long-term.

森林保护区（FPA）仍然是推进全球可持续发展目标的核心战略。关于该战略在提供环境和社会经济效益方面的有效性的信息正在迅速积累。在这里，我们回顾最近的文献以评估有关FPA影响的当前知识，重点是研究检查FPA治理维度的研究。我们发现，定量影响评估越来越多地评估FPA网络，并试图将FPA治理与保护和人类福祉成果联系起来。大量独立的定性文献提供了有关森林PA治理的详细分析，但很少将其与这些成果联系起来。