Ten people‐centered rules for socially sustainable ecosystem restoration

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 30(4)

Published: Oct. 9, 2021

As the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration begins, there remains insufficient emphasis human and social dimensions of restoration. The potential that restoration holds for achieving both ecological goals can only be met through a shift toward people‐centered strategies. Toward this end, paper synthesizes critical insights from special issue “Restoration whom, by whom” to propose actionable ways center humans in ecosystem restoration, with aim generating fair sustainable initiatives. These rules respond relative silence socio‐political issues di Sacco et al.'s “Ten golden reforestation optimize carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery livelihood benefits” offer complementary guidance their piece. Arranged roughly order pre‐intervention, design/initiation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation learning phases, 10 are: (1) Recognize diversity interrelations among stakeholders rightsholders'; (2) Actively engage communities as agents change; (3) Address socio‐historical contexts; (4) Unpack strengthen resource tenure marginalized groups; (5) Advance equity across its multiple scales; (6) Generate benefits; (7) Promote an equitable distribution costs, risks, (8) Draw different types evidence knowledge; (9) Question dominant discourses; (10) Practice inclusive holistic evaluation, learning. We contend initiatives are tenable when raised these respectfully addressed.

Language: Английский

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Human insecurities in gold mining: A systematic review of evidence from Ghana

The Extractive Industries and Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. 100951 - 100951

Published: June 27, 2021

Adverse mining effects, notably the uncontrolled spread and consequences of artisanal small-scale (ASM), are growing concerns in sub-Saharan Africa. A securitization discourse is often used to justify a military-style approach toward illegal but fails acknowledge multiple dimensions insecurities arising from mining. human security allows taking more holistic perspective has hardly been applied sector. We address this gap by unraveling gold Ghana based on systematic literature review empirical studies impacts across disciplines. Results reveal that reviewed predominantly focuses environmental health insecurities, less economic, food, community personal political insecurities. Recommended governance responses increasingly call for multidimensional integrated approaches, considering – particularly ASM situated multifunctional landscapes part livelihoods. conclude enables comprehensive analysis country's sector still bears risk 'securitization trap'. therefore advocate multistakeholder dialogue landscape approaches as way forward deal with largely characterized informality.

Language: Английский

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Co-producing theory of change to operationalize integrated landscape approaches

Sustainability Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 18(2), P. 839 - 855

Published: Sept. 12, 2022

Integrated landscape approaches that engage diverse stakeholder groups in governance are increasingly promoted to address linked social-ecological challenges tropical landscapes. Recent research suggests a transdisciplinary approach management can help identify common needs, enhance knowledge co-production, guide evidence-based policy development, and harmonize cross-sectorial integration. Meanwhile, guiding principles for suggest identifying concerns negotiating process of change fundamental implementation evaluation efforts. As such, the use decision support tools such as theory models build ordered sequences actions towards desired, agreed, future state advocated. However, application concept integrated is limited thus far, particularly within scientific literature. Here, we this gap by applying co-production co-produce current unsustainable associated conflicts Kalomo Hills Local Forest Reserve No. P.13 (KFR13) Zambia. The participatory engaged range stakeholders including village head people, local international researchers, district councillors, civil society representatives amongst others. Several pathways, actions, interventions were developed around themes deforestation, biodiversity wildlife conservation, socio-economic access rights, law enforcement. To make actionable, participants identified need enhanced cross-sector multi-level communication, capacity improved governance, while lack commitment coordinated exchange information along with poor formulation weak enforcement rules among potential impediments action. Use both inform design (by revealing place-based proposing solutions) mechanisms promote integration between non-state actors clarifying actor roles responsibilities). Co-developing inherently context specific, but outcomes study should hold relevance across contexts faced sustainability related reconciling conservation development objectives.

Language: Английский

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Local knowledge and practices among Tonga people in Zambia and Zimbabwe: A review

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 142, P. 68 - 78

Published: Feb. 11, 2023

There is increasing recognition of the role Indigenous and local knowledge systems in sustainable land use conservation practices. However, evidence base remains fragmented, while marginalised many national biodiversity strategies development plans. This applies to Tonga people Zambia Zimbabwe. Here, we synthesise existing practices explore their potential contribution implementation integrated landscape approaches that aim incorporate multiple stakeholders' objectives landscape-scale management. Based on a semi-systematic literature review, identify how various dimensions contribute biodiversity, food security, soil conservation, other well-being dimensions. Research gaps identified include significantly less documented Zimbabwe limited attention biophysical impact natural resources. Furthermore, there historical processes have led erosion political disempowerment holders. The findings greater validation resource governance, particularly such can governance. Finally, review helps define future research agenda based identified.

Language: Английский

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Spatial Tools for Integrated and Inclusive Landscape Governance: Toward a New Research Agenda

Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 68(5), P. 611 - 618

Published: Oct. 15, 2021

Participatory spatial tools-community mapping, PGIS, and others-find increasing resonance among research non-governmental organizations to make stakeholder claims community perspectives explicit for more inclusive landscape governance. In this paper, we situate the use of participatory tools in debates on integrated approaches development. We show that using such is not new but argue their application governance requires a agenda focuses expanding scope tools, improving inclusivity processes, developing technologies.

Language: Английский

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Governing the landscape: potential and challenges of integrated approaches to landscape sustainability in Indonesia

Landscape Ecology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 36(8), P. 2409 - 2426

Published: June 6, 2021

Language: Английский

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Integrating local and scientific knowledge: The need for decolonising knowledge for conservation and natural resource management

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(11), P. e21785 - e21785

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Integrating Indigenous and local knowledge in conservation natural resource management (NRM) initiatives is necessary to achieve sustainability, equity, responsiveness realities needs. Knowledge integration the starting point for converging different systems enabling co-production. This process also a key prerequisite towards decolonising research process. However, power imbalances may perpetuate dominant forms of over others, obstruct integration, eventually cause loss marginal less powerful holders. Despite increasing interest conservation, NRM, landscape governance, documentation processes remains fragmented somewhat scarce. semi-systematic literature review contributes filling this gap by synthesising methods, procedures, opportunities, challenges regarding integrating NRM Southern Africa. The findings demonstrate that despite an number studies seeking integrate scientific relevant opportunities are poorly vaguely documented, colonial legacies often overlooked. Documentation, valuing knowledge, addressing relations, collaboration across missing steps efficient integration. paper concludes there need further policies. These should address methods implications equitable move beyond sharing mutual learning NRM.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Multistakeholder Platforms in Environmental Governance: Analyzing Stakeholder Perceptions in Kalomo District, Zambia, Using Q-Method

Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 74(1), P. 13 - 30

Published: March 20, 2023

Abstract Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) are increasingly applied in environmental governance as institutions to collectively negotiate challenges, opportunities, and policy options contested landscapes. However, their contributions effectiveness depend on how stakeholders perceive frame the role of MSPs addressing social challenges. Despite this dependence, stakeholder perceptions currently under-researched. Hence empirical study carried out Zambia’s Kalomo District asks: do groups landscape given context dual land tenure system, what does imply for implementation integrated approaches? This uses Q-methodology analyze purposefully selected from state institutions, civil society organizations, users, others familiar with existing at district village levels. The findings reveal three narratives. first one presents that foster dialogue. second narrative foregrounds government private sector, despite acknowledging diversity MSPs. In narrative, should focus supporting market-driven solutions resolve third recognizes power imbalances considers identify gaps needs. two narratives positioned Dryzek’s discourse classification problem-solving, while inclines toward green radicalism. divergence, there was consensus have potential harmonize policies a system encourage dialogue between reconcile

Language: Английский

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Re-integrating ecology into integrated landscape approaches

Landscape Ecology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 36(8), P. 2395 - 2407

Published: May 26, 2021

Abstract Context Integrated landscape approaches (ILAs) that aim to balance conservation and development targets are increasingly promoted through science, policy, the donor community. Advocates suggest ILAs viable implementing pathways for addressing global challenges such as biodiversity loss, poverty alleviation, climate change mitigation adaptation. However, we argue recent advances in ILA research discourse have tended emphasize social governance dimensions, while overlooking ecological factors inadequately considering potential trade-offs between two fields. Objectives By raising issue of inadequate integration ecology providing some general design suggestions, support incentivise better practice ILAs, supplementing existing principles. Methods In this perspective draw on literature our collective experience highlight need, means, re-integrate into approaches. Results We incorporation dimension requires approaches: one focusing conventional scientific studies biophysical parameters; other engagement relevant stakeholders using various participatory methods. provide guidelines how these can be incorporated within implementation. Conclusion Re-integrating will not only improve understanding (and related objectives, plans monitoring), but also generate insights local traditional knowledge, encourage transdisciplinary enquiry reveal important conservation-development synergies.

Language: Английский

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The rights way forward: reconciling the right to food with biodiversity conservation

Oryx, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 57(3), P. 370 - 378

Published: March 9, 2023

Abstract The current paradigm of biodiversity conservation, with its continued focus on the notion pristine nature, has resulted in separation humans and nature at expense both biological cultural–linguistic diversity. annexation land for cause conservation curtailment rights access to local diverse food sources many rural communities. Indigenous Peoples communities are fundamental conserving through sustainable use despite repeated attempts dispossess them from their lands, cultures knowledge. It been this traditional land-based knowledge that contributed whilst also supporting healthy, nutritious diets. If we achieve a more just future, need continue centre initiatives around rights, equity respecting plurality perspectives, worldviews systems. Here review alternative approaches help reconcile right such as biocultural rights-based integrated management schemes, aim identifying optimal ways forward break away dichotomous view pits people against instead embrace importance symbiotic relationship.

Language: Английский

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