Qualitative research related to the human dimensions of conservation and environment is growing in quantity. Rigorous syntheses of such studies can help develop understanding and inform decision-making. They can combine findings from studies in varied or similar contexts to address questions relating to, for example, the lived experience of those affected by environmental phenomena or interventions, or to intervention implementation. Researchers in environmental management have adapted methodology for systematic reviews of quantitative research so as to address questions about the magnitude of intervention effects or the impacts of human activities or exposure. However, guidance for the synthesis of qualitative evidence in this field does not yet exist. The objective of this paper is to present a brief overview of different methods for the synthesis of qualitative research and to explore why and how reviewers might select between these. The paper discusses synthesis methods developed in other fields but applicable to environmental management and policy. These methods include thematic synthesis, framework synthesis, realist synthesis, critical interpretive synthesis and meta-ethnography. We briefly describe each of these approaches, give recommendations for the selection between them, and provide a selection of sources for further reading.

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对环境政策和管理的定性证据进行系统审查：不同方法选择的概述

与人类保护和环境有关的定性研究正在不断增加。这些研究的严格综合可以帮助发展理解并为决策提供依据。他们可以结合不同或相似背景下的研究结果，以解决与例如受环境现象或干预措施影响的人们的生活经验或干预措施实施相关的问题。环境管理研究人员已经采用了用于定量研究的系统评价的方法，以解决有关干预效果或人类活动或接触的影响的问题。但是，该领域中关于定性证据综合的指导尚不存在。本文的目的是简要概述定性研究的不同方法，并探讨为什么和如何在审稿人之间进行选择。本文讨论了在其他领域开发但适用于环境管理和政策的综合方法。这些方法包括主题综合，框架综合，现实主义综合，批判性解释综合和元民族志。我们简要描述了每种方法，为它们之间的选择提供了建议，并提供了一些可供进一步阅读的资料来源。框架综合，现实主义综合，批判性解释综合和元民族志。我们简要描述了每种方法，为它们之间的选择提供了建议，并提供了一些可供进一步阅读的资料来源。框架综合，现实主义综合，批判性解释综合和元民族志。我们简要描述了每种方法，为它们之间的选择提供了建议，并提供了一些可供进一步阅读的资料来源。