How environmental NGOs have influenced decision making in a ‘semi-authoritarian’ state: The case of forest policy in Ethiopia

Ayana, Alemayehu N.; Arts, B.J.M.; Wiersum, K.F.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.05.010

Cited by 39 publications

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“…Jing et al [34] explored the obstacles for NPOs to participate and investigated the orientation and development of public participation. Ayana et al [35] used the policy arrangement approach (PAA) to examine how and to what extent NPOs' strategies influence policy decisions. Compared the public participation in Malaysia and China, Yew and Zhu [10] investigated the role of NPOs in national environmental governance.…”

Section: The Role Of Public Participation In Environmental Protectionmentioning

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Analysis of Multi-Stakeholders’ Behavioral Strategies Considering Public Participation under Carbon Taxes and Subsidies: An Evolutionary Game Approach

Chen

2020

Sustainability

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Considering public participation in environmental management, we developed a tripartite game model among governments, manufacturers and publics under carbon taxes and subsidies to investigate whether the mutual relationship between governments and the public can urge manufacturers to adopt low-carbon technology by examining the interaction effect among the multi-stakeholders. In this study, we focus on manufactured products without significant low-carbon peculiarity. For these products, consumers have no way to identify which are from low-carbon production and which are not. The results show that governments and the public have a complementary and coordinating relationship indeed. The regulation cost of governments, the supervision reward for the public and the supervision cost of the public can all influence the behavioral strategies among the multi-stakeholders, including governments, manufacturers and the public. With the regulation cost strengthens dramatically, governments can consider increasing the supervision reward to support the public to participate in the management of manufacturers’ behaviors. Publics should also actively improve their management ability, and the low cost of public participation in supervision is an effective reflection to make up for the lack of government regulation. The implementation of carbon taxes is more advantageous in urging low-carbon manufacturing than government subsidies for low-carbon production. A complete carbon label system can reflect the low-carbon preferences of consumers to help manufacturers integrate low-carbon behavior into their operational decisions.

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Section: The Role Of Public Participation In Environmental Protectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Multi-Stakeholders’ Behavioral Strategies Considering Public Participation under Carbon Taxes and Subsidies: An Evolutionary Game Approach

Chen

2020

Sustainability

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“…Choosing appropriate approaches for enhancing innovations dissemination activities remains to be a key challenge in most organisations as it requires a broad range of successful means and interventions (Owens et al, 2006;Ayana et al, 2018). Empirical literature has indicated that there is no single comprehensive approach that is likely to be effective in enabling innovations dissemination in all situations (WHO, 2018).…”

Section: International Journal Of Sustainable Development and World Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…formally organise, allocate and implement) appropriate innovation dissemination approaches is presumably the reason as to why few innovations have been disseminated to PCSos. Studies have shown that innovations dissemination failure by some organisations is attributed to their failure to institutionalise appropriate demand-driven dissemination approaches (Bwisa and Gacuhi, 1999;Ayana et al, 2018). Consequently, the ultimate users are frequently not considered in innovation efforts (Elton, 2003;WHO, 2018) and processes.…”

Section: International Journal Of Sustainable Development and World Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, the ultimate users are frequently not considered in innovation efforts (Elton, 2003;WHO, 2018) and processes. Too often, to most of such organisations innovation dissemination has been a one-way passive transmission that relies on the assumption that evidence of effect is sufficient to propel innovations across and among organisations (Wearing, 2008;Ayana et al, 2018). This assumption is probably one of the numerous mistakes committed in ensuring successful innovations dissemination.…”

Section: International Journal Of Sustainable Development and World Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unfortunately, many developing countries particularly in Africa have tended to strongly use non-participatory strategies in issues relating to development (Ayana et al, 2018) innovations dissemination approaches inclusive. It is urged that the major reason for at least partial failure of innovations dissemination lies upon the uni-directional approaches used in their dissemination (Elton, 2003).…”

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Innovations Dissemination Approaches among Government Co-Operative Supporting Organisations in Tanzania

Njau

Mahonge

Massawe

2019

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Po

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Efficient governments do encourage, support and promote innovations. Such realisation has necessitated some governments to establish strategic organisations to facilitate some of its innovation mandates. Some innovations have been developed by government cooperative supporting organisations (GCSOs) in Tanzania but only a few have been disseminated to end users. This has prompted questioning of the appropriateness of the innovations dissemination approaches used by such GCSOs. Research Method: The case study research design was used whereby five cases were picked. Primary data were collected using key informants" (KIs) interviews, focus groups discussion (FGDs) and documentary review. A qualitative research approach was adopted. Data were analysed using content analysis. The Atlas.ti computer software facilitated analysis of the data. The results show that albeit the existence of several innovations dissemination approaches, there were no mechanisms to institutionalise the effective ones. Concurrently, the approaches applied largely left out the primary cooperative societies (PCSos) treating them as submissive receivers of innovations. Moreover, numerous setbacks including perceived unwillingness by GCSOs executives to prioritise and allocate available resources for innovations, inadequate incentives and resources deficit were constraining inclusive innovations dissemination efforts. The study covered GCSOs only as they have been receiving direct government resources to support among other things innovation activities unlike other member-based and private organisations operating in Tanzania. Contribution/Originality: This study documents on the importance of inclusive innovations dissemination approaches among GCSOs and the need for its successful intervention and implementation to enable more innovations dissemination to end users (PCSos).

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Urban Protected Areas and Urban Biodiversity

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Breuste

2020

Cities and Nature

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How environmental NGOs have influenced decision making in a ‘semi-authoritarian’ state: The case of forest policy in Ethiopia

Cited by 39 publications

References 22 publications

Analysis of Multi-Stakeholders’ Behavioral Strategies Considering Public Participation under Carbon Taxes and Subsidies: An Evolutionary Game Approach

Analysis of Multi-Stakeholders’ Behavioral Strategies Considering Public Participation under Carbon Taxes and Subsidies: An Evolutionary Game Approach

Innovations Dissemination Approaches among Government Co-Operative Supporting Organisations in Tanzania

Urban Protected Areas and Urban Biodiversity

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