Marine biodiversity conservation governance and management: Regime requirements for global environmental change

Lockwood, Michael; Davidson, Julie; Hockings, Marc; Haward, Marcus; Kriwoken, Lorne K.

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.07.015

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“…Risk governance describes how collective action decisions are taken to manage risk, where emphasis is placed on the characteristics of-and relationships betweeninstitutions and the modes of decision making; but it can also be used in a normative sense to refer to the desirable qualities of a system, such as adaptiveness and selfregulation (Biermann, 2007;Biermann et al, 2009;PahlWostl, 2009;Stoker, 1998). At various times and within various (sub) disciplines, these positive governance characteristics have been collectively given designations such as 'new governance' (Lockwood, Davidson, Hockings, Haward, & Kriwoken, 2012), 'adaptive co-management' (Jerneck & Olsson, 2008). More recently, the concept of 'transformation' places questions of governance and policy at the centre of efforts to foster (or overcome barriers to) the resilience of livelihood systems .…”

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How Can Local Governance Systems Strengthen Community Resilience? A Social-Ecological Systems Approach

Carabine

Wilkinson

2016

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At their core, donor-funded climate and disaster resilience programmes provide goods and services to help build assets and minimise the impact of shocks and stresses on people's lives and livelihoods. Little is known, however, about the way local risk governance systems and the broader institutional arrangements, in which they are embedded, mediate people's access to these services and therefore lead to improved resilience. Drawing on Social-Ecological Systems theory, we explore those characteristics of risk governance systems believed to be more favourable for building resilience at the community level in different developing country contexts. These include: diversity; polycentricism and connectivity; decentralisation and flexibility; participation and community engagement; and, learning and innovation. This review paper proposes a conceptual framework and assesses the evidence linking risk governance and access to the services needed to build resilient outcomes, drawing particularly on evidence from the Sahel and Horn of Africa. In doing so, we can start to understand where the entry points might be for strengthening resilience and the conditions needed for community-level initiatives to be brought to scale from the bottom up.

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How Can Local Governance Systems Strengthen Community Resilience? A Social-Ecological Systems Approach

Carabine

Wilkinson

2016

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“…The level of collaborative governance, the ability of an organisation to be adaptive, and the extent of coordination and collaboration (which facilitates flexibility) were all identified as having very strong influence by workshop participants. Research into adaptive governance has reached a similar conclusion (Folke et al 2005;Lockwood et al 2012). …”

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“…Potential governance influences on grassland conservation were sourced from the academic literature, including attributes identified as critical for adaptive governance (Dietz et al 2003;Folke et al 2005;Olsson et al 2006;Lockwood et al 2012) and factors that have been found to enhance landholder engagement in conservation programs and practices (Pannell et al 2006;Ruto and Garrod 2009;Morrison et al 2011;Baumgart-Getz et al 2012;Ingram et al 2013). Management influences were sourced from the research team's working knowledge of the management issues associated with the lowland native grasslands in the Midlands.…”

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Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation

Mitchell

Lockwood

Moore

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Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Mitchell, M., Lockwood, M., Moore, S.A. and Clement, S. (2015)Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation. AbstractAddressing environmental problems requires sophisticated approaches to complexity and uncertainty. Conceptual models are increasingly used to improve understanding of complex system interactions. However, cursory treatment of governance limits their analytical potential. This study included governance considerations in a socialecological system model of biodiversity conservation in the Tasmanian Midlands (Australia). Effectiveness of engagement processes and conservation program longevity were identified as critical governance influences. The conceptual representation of this system enabled exploration of how governance influences interact with social drivers (e.g. landholder engagement in conservation practices) to modify the effect of biophysical drivers (e.g. land use) on biodiversity outcomes. Such a methodology provides essential information for identifying and guiding governance-related points of intervention.

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“…The convergence of social and ecological challenges can lead to productive value conflicts, creating the right conditions for reform (Holland & Fleming, 2003). Explicit acknowledgement of the linkages between social and ecological dimensions suggests Midlands actors are better prepared to deal with the complexity of biodiversity governance than those that seek clear separations between these dimensions (Lockwood et al, 2012). 27…”

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Fit-for-Purpose Institutions? An Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation in the Agricultural Landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia

Clément

Moore

Lockwood

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Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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Biodiversity loss is a globally significant problem. Institutional failure to halt this loss suggests current arrangements are not fit for the purpose of conserving biodiversity. The objective of this paper is to diagnose institutional fitness for conserving biodiversity in the Tasmanian Midlands of Australia, a 2 highly modified agricultural landscape with critically endangered biodiversity values. This paper presents and applies a novel diagnostic framework that adopts a broad view of institutional fit, drawing on concepts from adaptive governance, institutional theory, and public administration, and finds four areas of poor fit that can guide reform efforts. The first is a narrow framing of biodiversity objectives, leading to neglect of key social and ecological concerns. Second, the interplay of current arrangements fails to buffer key economic and political drivers, and compromises adaptive capacity. Third, limited government authority and embedded power relations raise questions about the effectiveness and fairness of current approaches. Finally, the reluctance of governments to devolve authority and decision--making powers to self--organizing networks constrains adaptation. This suite of fit problems constrains achievement of biodiversity conservation, particularly in dealing with landscape multifunctionality, the need to balance private landholder rights and responsibilities, and the need to consider how to respond to emerging novel and hybrid ecosystems.

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Marine biodiversity conservation governance and management: Regime requirements for global environmental change

Cited by 51 publications

References 81 publications

How Can Local Governance Systems Strengthen Community Resilience? A Social-Ecological Systems Approach

How Can Local Governance Systems Strengthen Community Resilience? A Social-Ecological Systems Approach

Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation

Fit-for-Purpose Institutions? An Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation in the Agricultural Landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia

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