Shifting more‐than‐human relationships amidst social–ecological disturbance DOI Creative Commons

Olivia Visnic,

Megan Maurer, Liv Yoon

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(5), P. 1933 - 1944

Published: Aug. 6, 2024

Abstract Social–ecological disruptions, such as changing climate, extreme weather‐related events and the COVID‐19 pandemic, can have cascading long‐term consequences for people, ecosystems multispecies relationships. As early pandemic disrupted people's lives through isolation restricted human contact, more‐than‐human relationships played a heightened role in individuals' day‐to‐day with potential impacts on justice. We analysed 72 interviews conducted during (May–June 2020) lockdown United States to investigate how social–ecological disruptions spatial re‐orderings, exemplified by reassemble consider new relational values transformative justice framing, which contends that times of uncertainty inspire meaningful connections world, facilitating care reciprocal disruption. Among interviewee accounts, we find disorderings daily life interweave past ongoing experiences inequity form mosaics These disruption created circumstances interviewees formed world. The sat along spectrum did not universally represent same strength values. were defined individual's positionality geographies circumstances. However, newly seemed be ephemeral, indicating they would necessarily endure outside an early‐pandemic context. Thus, while individuals reported rearranged out precarity, their transitory qualities do directly promise transformational connections. Our findings suggest moments alone produce durable change there is need go beyond merely recognizing relationality. Policy implications : Transformative requires long‐term, routine commitment deepening While future disturbances window opportunity initiate relationships, initiatives policies must actively support foster these strong disturbances—recognizing non‐linear processes transformation needed address our challenges. Read free Plain Language Summary this article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

An inclusive typology of values for navigating transformations towards a just and sustainable future DOI Creative Commons
Christopher M. Raymond, Christopher B. Anderson, Simone Athayde

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101301 - 101301

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

Achieving the intertwined goals of justice and sustainability requires transformative changes to meaningfully engage diverse perspectives. Therefore, scholars policymakers need new ways recognising addressing nature's multiple values across cultures, disciplines other knowledge traditions. By reviewing academic publications, policy documents Indigenous local community sources, we developed an inclusive typology clarify value concepts guide their consideration in decisions. Through case studies, illustrate how navigating 'horizontal' 'vertical' interactions within this can help confront plural-value challenges, such as enhancing participation environmental research practice, effective management socio-environmental conflicts. We conclude by exploring further leverage change decision-making contexts.

Language: Английский

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The role of power in leveraging the diverse values of nature for transformative change DOI
Paola Arias‐Arévalo, Elena Lazos‐Chavero, Ana Sofía Monroy‐Sais

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101352 - 101352

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Editorial overview: Leveraging the multiple values of nature for transformative change to just and sustainable futures — Insights from the IPBES Values Assessment DOI Open Access
Unai Pascual, Patricia Balvanera, Mike Christie

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101359 - 101359

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Incorporating diverse values of nature in decision-making—theory and practice DOI
Arild Vatn, Unai Pascual, Rebecca Chaplin‐Kramer

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 379(1903)

Published: April 21, 2024

Values play a significant role in decision-making, especially regarding nature. Decisions impact people and nature complex ways understanding which values are prioritised, left out is an important task for improving the equity effectiveness of decision-making. Based on work done IPBES Assessment, this paper develops framework to support analyses how decision-making influences as well whose get prioritised. The used analyse key areas environmental policy: a) present model protection market economies, b) valuation bringing into decisions, c) embedded policy instruments, exemplified by protected conservation payments ecosystem services. show that policies have been established mere additions structures foster economic expansion, undermines wide range nature's values. Moreover, themselves also focused limited set diverse This article part theme issue 'Bringing decision-making'.

Language: Английский

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The role of values in future scenarios: what types of values underpin (un)sustainable and (un)just futures? DOI Creative Commons
Zuzana V. Harmáčková, Yuki Yoshida, Nadia Sitas

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101343 - 101343

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

Values have been recognized as critical leverage points for sustainability transformations. However, there is limited evidence unpacking which types of values are associated with specific sustainable and unsustainable futures, described by future scenarios other futures-related works. This paper builds on a review 460 scenarios, visions, works in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Assessment, synthesizing from academia, private sector, governmental non-governmental strategies, science-policy reports, arts-based evidence, to identify nature that underlie different archetypes future. The results demonstrate futures related dystopian scenario such Regional Competition, Inequality, Breakdown mostly underpinned deeply individualistic materialistic values. In contrast, more just outcomes, Global Sustainable Development Sustainability, tend be balanced combination plural nature, dominant focus nature's contribution societal (as opposed individual) aspects well-being. Furthermore, identifies research gaps illustrates key importance acknowledging not only people's directly instrumental, intrinsic, relational human-nature relationships, but also broad worldviews affect interactions between society, resulting impacts Nature's Contributions People opportunities good quality life.

Language: Английский

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The pitfalls of plural valuation DOI Creative Commons
Sander Jacobs, Eszter Kelemen, Patrick O’Farrell

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101345 - 101345

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

This paper critically examines the current political context in which valuation studies of nature are undertaken. It challenges belief that somehow, more and technically better will drive societal change toward just sustainable futures. Instead, we argue proposed practices risk to continue overrepresent values those who hold power dominate space, perpetuate discrimination views nondominant stakeholders. In tackling this politically sensitive issue, define a typology valuations, making explicit roles discrimination. is done provide professionals other actors with simple framework determine if actions activities constructive, inclusive, resolve injustices enable systemic change, or rather entrench status quo aggravate existing injustices. The objective buttress their decisions support, accept, improve, oppose, reject such valuations.

Language: Английский

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Modes of mobilizing values for sustainability transformation DOI
Andra‐Ioana Horcea‐Milcu, Ann‐Kathrin Koessler, Adrián Martín

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101357 - 101357

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Delineating the environmental justice implications of an experimental cheetah introduction project in India DOI Creative Commons

Yashendu C. Joshi,

Stephanie E. Klarmann, L.C. de Waal

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Frontiers in Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Project Cheetah in Kuno National Park was initiated to establish a population of African cheetahs India due the Asiatic subspecies’ extinction country since 1950s. The project has received criticism from international conservationists for lacking conservation and scientific merit. Conservationists, particularly South Africa, have raised concerns regarding ecological criteria guiding its decision-making lack evidence addition potential political motivations. by community suggest that may not solely focus on conserving cheetah, which is classified as “Vulnerable” International Union Conservation Nature (IUCN), but could be guided other agendas outside conservation. Several died project’s couple years, raising ethical cheetahs’ welfare high mortality rates demonstrated thus far, perceived unjust social impacts local stakeholders. In this perspective piece, we use case study exemplify broader issues applicable rewilding restoration projects necessitate attention proponents authorities responsible issuing Convention Trade Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES) import export permits.

Language: Английский

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Risk equivalent safe operating space as an inclusive framework for living resource management in a multisectoral, multicultural world DOI Creative Commons
Jake Rice, Daniel E. Duplisea, Karen L. Hunter

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FACETS, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 1 - 18

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Governance processes for management of living resources are increasingly inclusive and participatory, with more use integrated risk-based approaches. Progress has been challenged by diverse participants holding different values, evidence rooted in knowledge systems, placed adversarial roles. Drawing together developments risk equivalence, the concept safe operating space, viability theory, Risk Equivalent Safe Operating Spaces address these challenges. Within framework perspectives can express their desired ecological, economic, social outcomes using own values indicators. The aggregate suite all indicators delineates a multidimensional space within which each perspective describe relative tolerances along axis, from relevant systems. “present state” socio-ecological system is identified this zones equivalent perspective, (if it exists) zone Space (SOS) some acceptable tolerance perspectives. Pathways be developed that first seek perspectives, then lead towards center common, shared SOS. Where certain or dimensions have explicit priority, pathways prioritize minimizing risks.

Language: Английский

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Five steps towards transformative valuation of nature DOI Creative Commons
Mette Termansen, Sander Jacobs, Ram Pandit

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101344 - 101344

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows that while a wide range valuation methods exist to include nature's values in diverse decision-making contexts, uptake these remains limited. Building VA, this paper reviews five critical steps evaluation project or policy proposals can improve inclusion decisions. Furthermore, improving practice requires guidelines utilise quality criteria for nature ensure balance between them. This proposes three such criteria: relevance, robustness resource efficiency. argues Rs generate practical checklist support commissioning, performance more plural valuations. Such provide next needed decision-making.

Language: Английский

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