Navigating power in conservation

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5(3)

Published: Jan. 29, 2023

Abstract Conservation research and practice are increasingly engaging with people drawing on social sciences to improve environmental governance. In doing so, conservation engages power in many ways, often implicitly. scientists practitioners exercise when dealing species, the environment, they trying address relations ensure effective outcomes (guiding decision‐making, understanding conflict, ensuring just policy management outcomes). However, engagement is limited or misguided. To challenges associated conservation, we introduce four dominant approaches analyzing who less familiar theories of power. These include actor‐centered, institutional, structural, and, discursive/governmental complement these more common framings power, also discuss further approaches, notably non‐human Indigenous perspectives. We illustrate how operates at different scales contexts, provide six guiding principles for better consideration practice. include: (1) considering spaces (2) clarifying underlying values assumptions actions, (3) recognizing conflicts as manifestations dynamics, (4) wins loses (5) accounting participatory schemes, (6) assessing right intervene consequences interventions. hope that a deeper can make while improving transdisciplinary

Language: Английский

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Knowledge co-production for decision-making in human-natural systems under uncertainty

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 82, P. 102727 - 102727

Published: July 4, 2023

Decision-making under uncertainty is important for managing human-natural systems in a changing world. A major source of linked to the multi-actor settings decisions with poorly understood values, complex relationships, and conflicting management approaches. Despite general agreement across disciplines on co-producing knowledge viable inclusive outcomes context, there still limited conceptual clarity no systematic understanding what co-production means decision-making how it can be approached. Here, we use content analysis clustering systematically analyse 50 cases multiple time spatial scales 26 countries 9 different sectors last decade serve two aims. The first synthesise key recurring strategies that underpin high quality decision many diverse features. second identify deficits opportunities leverage existing towards flourishing support decision-making. We find four emerge centred around: promoting innovation robust equitable decisions; broadening span interacting systems; fostering social learning participation; improving pathways impact. Additionally, five areas should addressed improve are identified relation to: participation diversity; collaborative action; power relationships; governance inclusivity; transformative change. Characterising emergent their improvement help guide future works more pluralistic integrated science practice.

Language: Английский

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Moving from measurement to governance of shared groundwater resources

Nature Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 30 - 36

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Cross‐scale, cross‐level and multi‐actor governance of transformations toward the Sustainable Development Goals: A review of common challenges and solutions

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(3), P. 1250 - 1267

Published: Jan. 9, 2023

Abstract The importance of governance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is uncontested. However, design effective arrangements to initiate and deliver necessary transformations complex, multi‐scale, multi‐actor many knowledge gaps remain. For would‐be reformers, a fundamental challenge arises because all transformative efforts must proceed, at least initially, within existing which can be highly resistant change. While there rich literature on transformations, remains fragmented. In this paper, we first review highlight important scales as spatial, jurisdictional, sectoral temporal. We common challenges that may arise from tensions between these scales, how framings choices actors accentuate or ameliorate challenges. To further illustrate, selection recent case studies SDGs solutions. conclude by suggesting five concrete steps reformers could usefully take increase likelihood their transformation will meet with success.

Language: Английский

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Polycentrism

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 25, 2023

Abstract How does governing work today? society (mis)handle pressing challenges such as armed violence, cultural difference, ecological degradation, economic restructuring, geopolitical shifts, global pandemics, migration flows, and technological change in ways that are democratic, effective, fair, peaceful, sustainable? This book addresses this key question around the theme of ‘polycentrism’: i.e. idea contemporary is dispersed, fluctuating, messy, elusive, headless. Chapters develop notion polycentrism from a broad spectrum academic disciplines theoretical approaches. Readers thereby obtain full coverage exciting new thinking about how today’s world (mis)ruled. The distinguishes four paradigms knowledge polycentric governing—organizational, legal, relational, structural—and pursues conversations across divides normally keep these approaches separate research communities. These exceptional inter-paradigm exchanges focus especially on issues techniques (how done), power (what forces drive governing), legitimacy (whether rightful). Comparisons between multiple perspectives highlight, help to clarify, distinctive emphases, potentials, limitations each approach. In addition, combinations diverse theories generate promising novel avenues thought polycentrism. Through their engagement with book, readers can own understandings today become more empowered political subjects.

Language: Английский

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