Local articulations of climate action in Swedish forest contexts DOI Creative Commons
Elsa Reimerson, Janina Priebe, Isabella Hallberg‐Sramek

et al.

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 151, P. 103626 - 103626

Published: Nov. 17, 2023

Local actors are recognized as key drivers for climate action. Making change relevant and possible to act on in local contexts is thus a critical undertaking both researchers society at large. Connecting people's known surroundings experiences, framing action relation everyday practices the context, might then be crucial making actionable level. In this paper, we explore potential of forests serve such connection. We have worked close collaboration with broad range stakeholders two case study locations Sweden courses forests. critically analyze these articulations examine assumptions underlying them, aim assess effects consequences different problem representations. Our results illustrate challenges thinking acting outside prevalent business-as-usual or more-of-everything discourses, recognizing importance politics choice, overcoming perceived barriers find tensions allocation responsibility time space – but also room more un- underused political civil

Language: Английский

Mind the income gap: Income from wood production exceed income from providing diverse ecosystem services from Europe’s forests DOI Creative Commons
Marko Lovrić, Mario Torralba, Francesco Orsi

et al.

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 71, P. 101689 - 101689

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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“Here and now, by us”: Co‐production of climate action pathways in forest landscapes DOI Creative Commons
Elsa Reimerson, Isabella Hallberg‐Sramek, Janina Priebe

et al.

Environmental Policy and Governance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Abstract Climate change requires locally tailored solutions that consider diverse environmental and cultural contexts. This study situates climate action within Sweden's forest landscapes, exploring how local stakeholders prioritize motivate targets for immediate implementation. By engaging in knowledge co‐production processes communities, we sought to develop place‐based pathways, rooted stakeholders' visions their communities' futures. We identified three main pathways: forest‐based bioeconomy, localism, global systemic change. These pathways varied policy targets, governance directions, focus of change, preferred economic systems. found while the generally aligned with underlying assumptions overarching scenario archetypes, ideological differences regarding levels directions were less distinct. Moreover, despite differing foci perspectives, management strategies similar all pathways. The dimensions became visible when considering forests. Our findings underscore embeddedness broader environmental, social, political structures, challenges linking landscape understandings processes. While practical, specific can transcend debates, they may also obscure necessary considerations effective land use adaptation mitigation.

Language: Английский

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Mapping Power Dynamics in Local Climate Action: Policy Networks in the Climate Village Program of Pekanbaru City, Riau DOI Creative Commons
Trio Saputra,

Nurpeni,

Eka Eka

et al.

Challenges in Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(4), P. 237 - 254

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

The complex challenges of addressing climate change at the local level necessitate a nuanced understanding policy networks that shape governance. This study investigates network surrounding Climate Village Program (CVP) in Pekanbaru City, Riau, examining roles various stakeholders and collective dynamics underpin resilience efforts. A mixed-methods approach was employed, integrating both qualitative quantitative data, utilising Social Network Analysis (SNA) with UCINET 6 software to map analyse relationships between key actors network. results reveal Department Environment Hygiene (DLHK) City occupies most central influential position network, acting as primary leader. Government plays pivotal intermediary role, coordinating interactions stakeholders. Despite use multistakeholder development, process is predominantly driven by government institutions, limited participation from businesses non-governmental organisations (NGOs). highlights potential for expanding role private sector NGOs governance, while also advocating increased involvement universities development implementation policy. findings offer model enhancing collaboration networks, implications broader application other regions. insights gained could contribute more inclusive, participatory, successful action initiatives, potentially transferable scalable across contexts improve governance globally.

Language: Английский

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Local articulations of climate action in Swedish forest contexts DOI Creative Commons
Elsa Reimerson, Janina Priebe, Isabella Hallberg‐Sramek

et al.

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 151, P. 103626 - 103626

Published: Nov. 17, 2023

Local actors are recognized as key drivers for climate action. Making change relevant and possible to act on in local contexts is thus a critical undertaking both researchers society at large. Connecting people's known surroundings experiences, framing action relation everyday practices the context, might then be crucial making actionable level. In this paper, we explore potential of forests serve such connection. We have worked close collaboration with broad range stakeholders two case study locations Sweden courses forests. critically analyze these articulations examine assumptions underlying them, aim assess effects consequences different problem representations. Our results illustrate challenges thinking acting outside prevalent business-as-usual or more-of-everything discourses, recognizing importance politics choice, overcoming perceived barriers find tensions allocation responsibility time space – but also room more un- underused political civil

Language: Английский

Citations

1