Conflict with humans is one of the primary reasons why large carnivore populations are declining worldwide. Rates of human‐carnivore conflict (HCC) are particularly high in East Africa, where human settlements tend to surround protected areas, maximizing potential for human‐carnivore interactions. Despite extensive HCC research in this region, HCC persists and carnivore populations continue to decline. Evident disconnects between HCC research and conservation action, management practices and policy formation have been cited as mechanisms associated with these trends. We conducted a literature review to determine the extent to which HCC research in East Africa is actionable within the context of management and policy formation. We evaluated 36 papers for co‐production, interdisciplinary collaboration, applied or theoretical publication and stakeholder engagement. Many were published by co‐authors in academia (63.8%) and collaborative efforts between academics and non‐governmental organizations (25.0%), with limited representation outside these sectors. Collaboration with disciplines outside the natural sciences, specifically the social and political sciences (both 2.8%), was also uncommon although humans were the primary topic of study in 28% of papers. Moreover, while many papers were published in applied journals (86%), few explicitly stated policy and management objectives. Stakeholder engagement was mostly in the form of surveys and questionnaires rather than direct involvement in the research process. Our review indicates that HCC research currently lacks strong evidence of actionability and we provide recommendations for improving the practical salience of conservation research.

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研究实施差距限制了东非人类与食肉动物冲突研究的可行性

与人类的冲突是全球大型食肉动物种群数量下降的主要原因之一。人类与食肉动物冲突 (HCC) 的发生率在东非特别高，那里的人类住区往往围绕保护区，最大限度地提高了人类与食肉动物互动的潜力。尽管在该地区进行了广泛的 HCC 研究，但 HCC 仍然存在，食肉动物种群继续下降。HCC 研究与保护行动、管理实践和政策制定之间的明显脱节被认为是与这些趋势相关的机制。我们进行了一项文献回顾，以确定在管理和政策制定的背景下，东非的 HCC 研究在多大程度上是可行的。我们评估了 36 篇联合制作、跨学科合作、应用或理论出版物和利益相关者的参与。许多是由学术界的合著者 (63.8%) 以及学术界与非政府组织之间的合作努力 (25.0%) 发表的，在这些部门之外的代表有限。与自然科学以外的学科，特别是社会和政治科学（均为 2.8%）的合作也并不常见，尽管人类是 28% 论文的主要研究主题。此外，虽然许多论文发表在应用期刊上 (86%)，但很少有人明确说明政策和管理目标。利益相关者的参与主要以调查和问卷的形式，而不是直接参与研究过程。