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| George, Colleen; School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan; colleen.george@usask.ca; Reed, Maureen G.; School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan; m.reed@usask.ca. |
| Sustainability-oriented organizations have typically adopted governance approaches that undertake community participation and collaboration through multistakeholder arrangements. Documented challenges of this model are associated with collaboration and institutional capacity, and include reactive accountability structures, inability to reach consensus, funding limitations, and lack of innovation. Social entrepreneurship is a model used successfully in other social sectors; yet, it has rarely been explored by sustainability-oriented organizations. Nevertheless, research in other sectors has found that social entrepreneurship models of governance can encourage diverse participation from a wide range of social groups. In this paper we consider the value of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Biosphere reserves; Collaboration; Environmental governance; Institutional capacity; Social entrepreneurship. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Bouamrane, Meriem; UNESCO MAB; m.bouamrane@unesco.org; Spierenburg, Marja; Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen; M.Spierenburg@maw.ru.nl; Agrawal, Arun; University of Michigan; arunagra@umich.edu; Etienne, Michel; INRA; jlmichel.etienne@laposte.net; Le Page, Christophe; CIRAD-UPR GREEN; le_page@cirad.fr; Levrel, Harold; CIRED; AgroParisTech; harold.levrel@agroparistech.fr; Mathevet, Raphael; UMR 5175 CEFE CNRS; raphael.mathevet@cefe.cnrs.fr. |
| Biosphere reserves are an example of social-ecological systems that combine biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic development with knowledge generation and dissemination (both scientific and local). We review lessons learned from case studies biosphere reserves in western African and France, highlighting the importance of early stakeholder engagement to build knowledge for achieving sustainable development. We discuss the evolution of the concept of biosphere reserves and its application over time in different socioeconomic and cultural settings. The diversity of stakeholders and their different needs and perceptions about nature conservation complicate implementation processes, sometimes resulting in conflicts about the objectives and zonation of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Biosphere reserves; Learning; Social-ecological systems; Solidarity; Sustainable development. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Levrel, Harold; Bouamrane, M. |
| Co-adaptive management of biodiversity is largely based on a collective learning process. This collective learning concerns "instrumental policy learning," "social policy learning," and " political learning." This paper focuses on instrumental policy learning that has been launched in four West African biosphere reserves. It is based on a MAB-UNESCO/UNEP-GEF programme concerning the co-construction of interaction indicators (between development and conservation), inspired by the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) methodology. Using this process, we were able to test conventional Pressure-State-Response indicators, highlight their limitations, and develop new indicators starting from stakeholders' stories and perceptions. These new indicators can... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Local knowledge; Instrumental learning; Interaction indicators; Integrated natural resource management; Biosphere reserves. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-5290.pdf |
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| 1. In the past 20 years, the world has been swamped with reports, action plans and recommendations aimed at curing the ills afflicting our planet. International conferences, environmental campaigns and scientific studies have all advocated precautionary measures and remedies. 2. Humanity must take account of the amount of pressure the Earth can stand, and adopt lifestyles and development methods that respect nature’s limitations, without necessarily having to forgo the benefits of modem technologies. 3. Biosphere reserves are designed to respond to this dilemma. Their effectiveness hinges on synergy between scientists, conservation and development groups, management authorities and local communities. Such requirements are confirmed by the principles of... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Biosphere reserves; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37213. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/290 |
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