Contributing to the Science-Policy Interface: Policy Relevance of Findings on the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change

Schroeder, Heike; King, Leslie A.; Tay, Simon S. C.

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“…Those national scientists were stretching their boundaries by providing advice to the Commission, and some of them also mentioned in their answers, that persuading decision--makers to follow their knowledge was something that they should not do, or that it was not part of their formal role. The general factors that influence the likelihood that decision makers will apply scientific knowledge are credibility, legitimacy, and saliency (Schroeder et al 2008). The decision makers interviewed for this research acknowledged the results presented were clear and bold.…”

Section: The Emergence Of An Epistemic Community In the Case Of Ebftmentioning

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Is Power Listening to Science? The Case of Iccat and the Eastern Bluefin Tuna (2004-2014)

Gonçalves¹

2019

Ambient. soc.

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During the international tuna fishery management crisis in 2009, an epistemic community emerged at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) that employed collective efforts to deal with shared problems and improved the effectiveness of agreements, in terms of the recovery of Eastern Blue Fin Tuna (EBFT) stocks. This event resulted in the question: when and why does power listen to science? Through a combination of elite interviews and process tracing, this investigation analyzed the roles and influences of science and epistemic communities in the ICCAT EBFT political decisions, from 2004 to 2014. We have concluded that the EBFT case illustrates a situation where effective agreements to handle a fishery crisis in an uncertain environment were enhanced, when a transnational network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), helped to pressure the decision-makers.

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Section: The Emergence Of An Epistemic Community In the Case Of Ebftmentioning

confidence: 81%

Is Power Listening to Science? The Case of Iccat and the Eastern Bluefin Tuna (2004-2014)

Gonçalves¹

2019

Ambient. soc.

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“…For example, transnational actors are not accountable to any party at the international level (Gupta 2008, 251), nor do they possess authority in decision-making under the climate convention. The politics of scale or forum shopping-choosing the most beneficial level of governance and sector-is a way in which agents maximize power and influence (Gupta 2008;Soyez 2000;Schroeder et al 2008). This is very much the case for transnational indigenous peoples' networks, which have gained international recognition through organizing transnationally.…”

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Agency in international climate negotiations: the case of indigenous peoples and avoided deforestation

Schroeder

2010

Int Environ Agreements

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“…Policymakers typically consider environmental problems to evolve slowly, predictably, and in a linear manner (Schroeder et al 2008). This approach works best for budgetary and legal reasons, as certainty and predictability are needed, but not at the expense of flexibility in the face of linked social-ecological systems (Schroeder et al 2008). While there is now extensive scholarship on nonlinear dynamics in social-ecological systems, it is critical to recognize that the policy process may also be characterized by nonlinear dynamics, further complicating environmental management.…”

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Sustainability science: accounting for nonlinear dynamics in policy and social–ecological systems

Garmestani

2013

Clean Techn Environ Policy

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Resilience is an emergent property of complex systems. Understanding resilience is critical for sustainability science, as linked social-ecological systems and the policy process that governs them have the capacity for nonlinear dynamics. The possibility of nonlinear change in these systems means that there is an inherent degree of uncertainty in social-ecological systems and the policy process. Abrupt, nonlinear change often results in social and/or ecological surprises that create tremendous challenges for environmental management. Thus, it is necessary to improve environmental management via a suite of mechanisms that have the capacity for adaptation. This paper suggests how we can move closer to achieving this goal through an overarching focus, including reformed and new law, adaptive management and adaptive governance, scenario planning, and leading indicators.

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Contributing to the Science-Policy Interface: Policy Relevance of Findings on the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change

Cited by 10 publications

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Is Power Listening to Science? The Case of Iccat and the Eastern Bluefin Tuna (2004-2014)

Is Power Listening to Science? The Case of Iccat and the Eastern Bluefin Tuna (2004-2014)

Agency in international climate negotiations: the case of indigenous peoples and avoided deforestation

Sustainability science: accounting for nonlinear dynamics in policy and social–ecological systems

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