Ecosystem integrity and policy coherence for development: Tools aimed at achieving balance as the basis for transformative development

Koff, Harlan; Zamora, Miguel Equihua; Maganda, Carmen; Pérez-Maqueo, Octavio

doi:10.3167/reco.2016.060304

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“…The concept of ecosystem integrity is useful because it integrates across many properties of forest ecosystems, and thereby optimizes values useful to humans and other organisms. In the words of Koff et al (2016), "ecosystem integrity is a scientific paradigm that fits the political needs of the present global development agenda focused on complex humanenvironmental interactions." The concept is holistic and can be adapted to local, national, or international contexts.…”

Section: Ecosystem Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, given the finite area of available land and the many ecosystem services they provide, there are often conflicting goals for the management of forests in national and international policy contexts, resulting in incoherent policies and policy objectives (Kalaba et al, 2014;Koff et al, 2016;Tegegne et al, 2018;Timko et al, 2018). For example, many of the UN SDGs focused on promoting economic development are at odds with conserving forests and biodiversity (Ibisch et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The concept of "ecosystem integrity, " or related "ecological integrity, " has a long history in theoretical and applied ecology (e.g., Kay, 1991;Tierney et al, 2009;Wurtzebach and Schultz, 2016) and is explicitly referenced [e.g., Paris Agreement, CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (Convention on Biological Diversity [CBD], 2021), IPCC Working Group II (IPCC, 2022)] or implied in international agreements and national-level legislation and agency directives (e.g., Australian Government, 1999). By providing a holistic view of ecosystem structure, function, composition, and adaptive capacity, the objective of maximizing ecosystem integrity may have the potential to minimize risk of carbon loss and maximize the ecosystem services provided by forests, thereby facilitating greater policy coherence across sectors (Koff et al, 2016;Dooley et al, 2018;Barber et al, 2020). However, the concept is not prioritized in international policy nor operationalized in most national forest policies, thus falling well short of its potential.…”

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Using ecosystem integrity to maximize climate mitigation and minimize risk in international forest policy

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Several key international policy frameworks involve forests, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). However, rules and guidelines that treat forest types equally regardless of their ecosystem integrity and risk profiles in terms of forest and carbon loss limit policy effectiveness and can facilitate forest degradation. Here we assess the potential for using a framework of ecosystem integrity to guide policy goals. We review the theory and present a conceptual framework, compare elements of integrity between primary and human-modified forests, and discuss the policy and management implications. We find that primary forests consistently have higher levels of ecosystem integrity and lower risk profiles than human-modified forests. This underscores the need to protect primary forests, develop consistent large-scale data products to identify high-integrity forests, and operationalize a framework of ecosystem integrity. Doing so will optimize long-term carbon storage and the provision of other ecosystem services, and can help guide evolving forest policy at the nexus of the biodiversity and climate crises.

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Section: Ecosystem Servicesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Using ecosystem integrity to maximize climate mitigation and minimize risk in international forest policy

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“…El fin de este procedimiento es ponerlo en práctica como metodología para implementar políticas públicas (véase figura 2). Se construyó un marco de análisis a partir de diferentes tipologías de coherencia identificadas en la literatura sobre la CPD (Carbone, 2008;Koff, Equihua, Maganda y Pérez-Maqueo, 2016;Koff, 2017a) y se aplicó a la información recopilada. Tabla 2.…”

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Los pagos por servicios ambientales en la Ciudad de México: un enfoque de coherencia de políticas públicas

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Maganda³

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Objetivo: analizar dos programas de pagos por servicios ambientales aplicados en el Suelo de Conservación de la Ciudad de México, utilizando el marco teórico-metodológico de coherencia de políticas públicas para el desarrollo. Metodología: análisis cualitativo basado en la tipología de coherencia de políticas públicas para el desarrollo. Resultados: los beneficiarios de los programas dependen económicamente de los subsidios otorgados, existen restricciones para el desarrollo de actividades productivas, los mecanismos financieros son ineficientes y falta una visión de sostenibilidad que considere las dimensiones socioeconómicas. Limitaciones: escasa participación de las autoridades y comuneros en este tipo de estudios y falta de información sobre las interrelaciones de instituciones y programas de trabajo. Valor: analizar las políticas públicas periurbanas mediante la coherencia de políticas públicas para el desarrollo. Conclusiones: aplicar el marco teórico-metodológico de la coherencia de políticas públicas para el desarrollo brinda elementos para identificar descompensaciones y sinergias entre las dimensiones analizadas. Esta metodología puede fomentar la transversalización de la visión de sostenibilidad.

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“…This collaborative research project carried out by a team of researchers based in thirteen different institutes and government agencies is committed to promoting evidence-based decision-making in Mexican sustainable development policy, open data and citizen participation in policymaking processes [11]. The project's objective is to provide citizens with accurate, accessible, and understandable information about the state of sustainable development in Mexico as well as fact-based analysis of environmental policymaking [12]. The project also provides training for stakeholders in sustainable development discussions and outreach through community action programs [11].…”

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Guidelines for Operationalizing Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as a Methodology for the Design and Implementation of Sustainable Development Strategies

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Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is considered a pillar of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It aims to promote whole of government approaches to sustainable development. Despite its prominence in development cooperation discussions, many national development professionals or stakeholders have not heard of PCD, indicating that its effectiveness is significantly limited. This article contends that the impact of PCD has not been maximized because it has been presented as a political objective or a policy tool by multilateral organizations and their member states. Instead, the article argues that PCD should be implemented as a methodology that can be adopted by domestic government and non-governmental actors alike, in order to understand trade-offs and co-benefits within and between policy sectors, thus promoting a participative approach. I-GAMMA is a research project in Mexico that examines data-driven public policy in order to promote PCD. It is based on in-depth reviews of policy documents and interviews with development actors. It is committed to open data, evidence-based policymaking, and collaborative dialogue between academics, government officials, and representatives of civil society organizations in sustainable development discussions. In the results section of this article, the project proposes participative PCD as a methodology for policy analysis through which a plurality of actors can identify mechanisms that either reinforce or undermine sustainable development strategies. This section then applies the methodology to the governance of protected natural areas in Mexico. The discussion section and the conclusions highlight the relevance of this approach for participative policymaking in sustainable development.

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Ecosystem integrity and policy coherence for development: Tools aimed at achieving balance as the basis for transformative development

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Using ecosystem integrity to maximize climate mitigation and minimize risk in international forest policy

Using ecosystem integrity to maximize climate mitigation and minimize risk in international forest policy

Los pagos por servicios ambientales en la Ciudad de México: un enfoque de coherencia de políticas públicas

Guidelines for Operationalizing Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as a Methodology for the Design and Implementation of Sustainable Development Strategies

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