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2. Futures consciousness and governance transitions for climate adaptation in South African protected areas
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Claudia Munera-Roldan
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Nadia Sitas ,Climate change adaptation ,futures consciousness ,protected areas ,reflexivity ,sustainable development ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,GF1-900 ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
ABSTRACTIn the context of climate change, protected areas play an important role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and addressing resource nexus challenges. However, setting protected areas for long-term conservation is often criticised for using narratives based on political, economic, and scientific assumptions to justify which elements of nature should be conserved and what actions should be implemented, creating a sense that conservation outcomes are desirable and universally accepted. Such narratives exclude other voices, values, and practices, limiting alternative options for the future. Adapting protected areas to climate change requires innovative approaches to address societal challenges and critically examining conservation strategies to make informed decisions under scenarios of change. This article presents the case of the Garden Route National Park in South Africa and the approach used to co-create inclusive visions of the future with local stakeholders. I draw on theoretical insights and empirical data collected through interviews with the park staff to describe the use of futures consciousness as an approach to understanding how people perceive change, prepare for, and embrace the future. I explore how people’s perceptions of change mobilize action to address complex problems and create alternative imaginaries beyond spatial and temporal boundaries. Futures consciousness can contribute to understanding processes that enable or constrain transformation and identifying options for mobilising change towards desired future goals. The findings can help managers examine individual and collective assumptions about adaptation, inform future-oriented practices and advance opportunities for transformational change to build resilient, just futures for nature and people.
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- 2023
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3. Engaging with the future: framings of adaptation to climate change in conservation
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Claudia Munera-Roldan, Matthew J. Colloff, Bruno Locatelli, and Carina Wyborn
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Isabelle Durance ,Climate adaptation ,biodiversity conservation ,narratives of change ,thematic review ,ontology ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,GF1-900 ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
The term ‘adaptation’ is commonplace in conservation research and practice, but often without a reflection on the assumptions, expectations, or frames of reference used to define goals and actions. Communities of practice (e.g. conservation researchers, protected areas managers) have different interpretations of climate change impacts on biodiversity and different ways of defining, operationalizing and implementing adaptation. Their cognitive and motivational expectations for the future are associated with different paths to reach such desired futures. To understand how adaptation is framed in conservation, we undertook a systematic review with a thematic synthesis of the definitions of the term as used in the academic conservation literature. From a sample of 150 articles, only 36 provided a definition of adaptation. We critically appraised the explicit definitions to identify emergent themes that represent particular adaptation approaches. Themes were then grouped, and each group was assigned to a scholarly tradition, onto-epistemological approach and theoretical perspective. Based on theoretical perspectives on social change, we propose a framework (including individual cognitive basis, social interactions, and openness to alternatives) to analyse how change is framed in the definitions and how the framings influence adaptation options. The grouped themes represent passive, active, or indirect adaptation approaches. We used these themes to generate a conceptual model to guide conservation researchers and practitioners engaged in climate adaptation research, policy and management to aid reflection and understanding of the options available to design adaptation agendas and allow negotiation of diverse interests, views and expectations about the future.
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- 2022
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4. Sensing, feeling, thinking: Relating to nature with the body, heart and mind
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Emilia Pramova, Bruno Locatelli, Merelyn Valdivia‐Díaz, Améline Vallet, Yésica Quispe Conde, Houria Djoudi, Matthew J. Colloff, François Bousquet, Jacques Tassin, and Claudia Munera Roldan
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cognition ,cultural ecosystem services ,emotion ,environmental psychology ,human–nature ,sensation ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,GF1-900 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Abstract The cultural ecosystem services (CES) construct has evolved to accommodate multiple worldviews, knowledge systems and conceptualizations of nature and values, including relational and mental health values. Cultural ecosystem services research and practice has mostly focused on cognitive ways of constructing and expressing intangible values of, and relationships with, nature. But our non‐material relationships with nature are not exclusively cognitive: sensory and affective processes are fundamental to how we build, enact and experience these relationships. Building on the core ideas of relational values, embodied experiences and connectedness with nature, we present a simple framework to explore the sensory, affective and cognitive dimensions of human–nature interactions, as well as the settings and activities that frame them. We demonstrate its use in a case study in the Peruvian Andes, where we applied an inductive, exploratory approach to elicit personal imageries and imaginings related to nature, place and recreation. The narratives shared were rich with symbolism and personal sensory experiences, emotions and memories, which the interviewees linked with general assertions about people, place and nature. We discuss the usefulness of such a perspective for CES research, and for human well‐being, environmental justice and landscape management.
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- 2022
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5. Futures-thinking: concepts, methods and capacities for adaptive governance
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Carla Alexandra, Carina Wyborn, Claudia Munera Roldan, and Lorrae van Kerkhoff
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- 2023
6. Climate Change and Biodiversity Governance in the Amazon: At the Edge of Ecological Collapse?
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Claudia Munera Roldan
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Sociology and Political Science ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) - Published
- 2022
7. Tendencias en cirugía de epilepsia: del último recurso a la primera línea
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Veronica Campanille, Natalia Sierra, Maria E. Fontela, Analía Calle, Diego Miñarro, Alejandro Thomson, Alfredo E. Thomson, Jorge Mandolesi, Eugenia Dabi, Claudia Munera, Fernando Contreras, and Ricardo Bernater
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Neurology ,Neurology (clinical) - Abstract
Resumen Introduccion Mas de 50 millones de personas tienen epilepsia activa, de las cuales aproximadamente un 30% no responden a los farmacos anticrisis, y en algunos casos, la cirugia es una opcion terapeutica. Es fundamental no considerar lo opcion quirurgica como ultimo recurso en el tratamiento y referir en forma temprana a centros de alta complejidad especializados en un tratamiento integral de las epilepsias. Objetivos Analizar y comunicar la experiencia en cirugia de epilepsia realizada en nuestro centro en los ultimos 5 anos. Pacientes y metodos Diseno observacional descriptivo de pacientes con epilepsia resistente al tratamiento farmacologico evaluados para cirugia de epilepsia durante el periodo 2014-2019 en el Instituto de Neurociencias de la Fundacion Favaloro, con un seguimiento minimo de 12 meses. Resultados Se realizaron 57 procedimientos quirurgicos, de los cuales: 41 fueron cirugias de epilepsia (3 de ellas, reoperaciones) y 16 video-EEG profundidad. Con respecto a la cirugia de epilepsia, la edad promedio fue 38,2 anos, el 51% eran mujeres y el 97% tenia lesion visible en la resonancia de cerebro. Un 75% de los pacientes presentaron resultados de excelentes (Wieser clase i , 66%) a buenos (Wieser ii , 9%). En un 65% de los casos, se demoro mas de 10 anos entre el diagnostico de epilepsia y la cirugia (y de estos, casi la mitad demoro mas de 20 anos). Conclusiones Es fundamental considerar la opcion quirurgica en forma temprana y promover programas de educacion para identificacion de los pacientes con epilepsia resistente que se beneficiarian de un tratamiento quirurgico.
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- 2022
8. Communicating climate change and biodiversity loss with local populations: Exploring best-practices and postcolonial moments in eight case studies from across the globe
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Dawud Ansari, Regine Schönenberg, Melissa Abud, Laura Becerra, Wassim Brahim, Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert, Nigel Dudley, Michael Dunlop, Carolina Figueroa, Oscar Guevara, Philipp Hauser, Hannes Hobbie, Mostafa A.R. Hossain, Jean Hugé, Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, Hilde Keunen, Claudia Munera-Roldan, Jan Petzold, Anne-Julie Rochette, Matthew Schmidt, Charlotte Schumann, Sayanti Sengupta, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Maarten P.M. Vanhove, and Carina Wyborn
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Climate change and biodiversity loss trigger policies targeting and impacting local communities worldwide. However, research and policy implementation often fail to sufficiently consider and involve them. Therefore, we present the results of a collective self-assessment exercise for eight case studies of communications regarding climate change or biodiversity loss between project teams and local communities. We develop eight indicators of good stakeholder communication, reflecting the scope of Verran (2002)'s concept of postcolonial moments as a communicative utopia. We demonstrate that applying our indicators enhances communication, although we discover a divergence between timing, complexity, and (introspective) effort. Three cases qualify for postcolonial moments , but scrutinising power relations and genuine knowledge co-production remain rare. While we verify the potency of various instruments for deconstructing science, their sophistication cannot substitute trust-building and epistemic/transdisciplinary awareness. Lastly, we consider that reforming inadequate funding policies helps improving the work in and with local communities.
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- 2022
9. A new ecosystem for evidence synthesis
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Martin J. Westgate, Eve B. Cooper, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Pieter A. Arnold, Shinichi Nakagawa, Neal R. Haddaway, Matthew J. Page, Kerrie Mengersen, Vivian Welch, Stuart Barrow, Claudia Munera, Alison Bethel, Adam G. Dunn, Emily A. Hennessy, Rose E. O'Dea, Malgorzata Lagisz, Eliza M. Grames, Yong Zhi Foo, Sonya R. Geange, Daniel W. A. Noble, Witness Mapanga, and Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar
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0106 biological sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ecology ,Scientific progress ,Ecology (disciplines) ,Environmental ethics ,Ecosystem ,030212 general & internal medicine ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Evidence synthesis - Abstract
Synthesizing evidence is an essential part of scientific progress, but it is often done in a slow and uncoordinated manner, sometimes producing misleading conclusions. Here, we propose the idea of an ‘open synthesis community’ to resolve this pressing issue.
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- 2020
10. Leveraging the Power of Forests and Trees for Transformational Adaptation
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Houria Djoudi, Kate Dooley, Amy E. Duchelle, Antoine Libert-Amico, Bruno Locatelli, Michael Bessike Balinga, Maria Brockhaus, Matthew J. Colloff, Ida N. S. Djenontin, Cherie Dirk, Lalisa Duguma, Ojong Enokenwa Baa, Giacomo Fedele, Vincent Gitz, Daud Kachamba, Markku Kanninen, Sandra Lavorel, Cheikh Mbow, Ole Mertz, Alexandre Meybeck, Peter Akong Minang, Maurice Mugabowindekwe, Claudia Munera-Roldan, Emilia Pramova, Sheona Shackleton, Denis J. Sonwa, Maria Lorena Soto Pinto, Sylvie Wabbes Candotti, International Forest Policy, Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Forest Economics, Business and Society, Department of Forest Sciences, and Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI)
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4112 Forestry ,History ,Polymers and Plastics ,Business and International Management ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Abstract
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- 2022
11. Sensing, feeling, thinking: Relating to nature with the body, heart and mind
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Jacques Tassin, Houria Djoudi, Bruno Locatelli, Claudia Munera Roldan, Yésica Quispe Conde, Emilia Pramova, François Bousquet, Matthew J. Colloff, Ameline Vallet, Merelyn Valdivia-Díaz, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR), Forêts et Sociétés (UPR Forêts et Sociétés), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES), Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM), Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-AgroParisTech-École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Superintendencia Nacional de Servicios de Saneamiento (SUNASS), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University (ANU), Savoirs, ENvironnement et Sociétés (SENS), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and SUNASS Apurimac
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cognition ,Écologie ,media_common.quotation_subject ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,emotion ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,human–nature ,U70 - Sciences humaines et sociales ,Cognitive dimensions of notations ,cultural ecosystem services ,environmental psychology ,Bien-être ,sensation ,Narrative ,Environmental psychology ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Perspective (graphical) ,021107 urban & regional planning ,Cognition ,15. Life on land ,[SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society ,Anthropologie ,services écosystémiques ,Feeling ,Psychologie ,Embodied cognition ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology ,Conservation de la nature ,P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières ,Construct (philosophy) ,Psychology ,Cognitive psychology - Abstract
International audience; The cultural ecosystem services (CES) construct has evolved to accommodate multiple worldviews, knowledge systems and conceptualizations of nature and values, including relational and mental health values.Cultural ecosystem services research and practice has mostly focused on cognitive ways of constructing and expressing intangible values of, and relationships with, nature. But our non-material relationships with nature are not exclusively cognitive: sensory and affective processes are fundamental to how we build, enact and experience these relationships.Building on the core ideas of relational values, embodied experiences and connectedness with nature, we present a simple framework to explore the sensory, affective and cognitive dimensions of human–nature interactions, as well as the settings and activities that frame them.We demonstrate its use in a case study in the Peruvian Andes, where we applied an inductive, exploratory approach to elicit personal imageries and imaginings related to nature, place and recreation. The narratives shared were rich with symbolism and personal sensory experiences, emotions and memories, which the interviewees linked with general assertions about people, place and nature.We discuss the usefulness of such a perspective for CES research, and for human well-being, environmental justice and landscape management.
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- 2022
12. Communicating climate change and biodiversity loss with local populations: Exploring communicative utopias in eight transdisciplinary case studies
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Dawud Ansari, Regine Schönenberg, Melissa Abud, Laura Becerra, Wassim Brahim, Javier Castiblanco, Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert, Nigel Dudley, Michael Dunlop, Carolina Figueroa, Oscar Guevara, Philipp Hauser, Hannes Hobbie, Mostafa A.R. Hossain, Jean Hugé, Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, Hilde Keunen, Claudia Munera-Roldan, Jan Petzold, Anne-Julie Rochette, Matthew Schmidt, Charlotte Schumann, Sayanti Sengupta, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Maarten P.M. Vanhove, Carina Wyborn, Ansari, Dawud, Schönenberg, Regine, Abud, Melissa, Becerra, Laura, Brahim, Wassim, Castiblanco, Javier, de la Vega-Leinert, Anne Cristina, Dudley, Nigel, Dunlop, Michael, Figueroa, Carolina, Guevara, Oscar, Hauser, Philipp, Hobbie, Hannes, Hossain, Mostafa A.R., HUGE, Jean, de Bisthoven, Luc Janssens, Keunen, Hilde, Munera-Roldan, Claudia, Petzold, Jan, Rochette, Anne-Julie, Schmidt, Matthew, Schumann, Charlotte, Sengupta, Sayanti, Stoll-Kleemann, Susanne, van Kerkhoff, Lorrae, VANHOVE, Maarten, and Wyborn, Carina
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Hasselt University[16] Orcid ids: 0000-0001-5621 Keywords: transdisciplinary communication ,Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert[7] ,Lorrae van Kerkhoff[25] ,postcolonial moments ,Anne-Julie Rochette[20] ,Castiblanco[6] ,Hilde Keunen[17] ,local communities ,Environmental justice and inequality/inequity ,Maarten PM Vanhove[26] ,Carina Wyborn[27] CEBioS[12] ,local knowledge ,biodiversity loss ,Carolina Figueroa[10] ,Matthew Schmidt[21] ,Sustainable development ,Climate change ,Michael Dunlop[9] ,People and their environment ,Oscar Guevara[11] ,Claudia Munera-Roldan[18] ,Mostafa AR Hossain[14] ,Jan Petzold[19] ,Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich[14] ,Environmental policy and practice ,Luc Janssens de Bisthoven[16] ,Charlotte Schumann[22] ,knowledge co-production ,Philipp Hauser[12] ,Hannes Hobbie[13] ,Biodiversity ,Nigel Dudley[8] ,Susanne Stoll-Kleemann[24] ,Fenner School of Environment and Society[13] ,Sayanti Sengupta[23] ,Jean Hugé[15] ,Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre[15] - Abstract
License information: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. This research was partially funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF (FoReSee, grant no. 01LA1811B, Economics of the Climate Change II programme; COMTESS, grant no. 01LL0911A-G, Sustainable Land Management programme; Carbiocial, grant no. 01LL0902F, Sustainable Land Management programme, ECAS-BALTIC, grant no. 03F0860G, Küno Küstenforschung Nordsee / Ostsee), the European Commission (DESIRE, project number 561638-EPP-1-2015-1-JO-EPP KA2-CBHE-JP, grant agreement number: 2012-3324/001-001), the Flemish Interuniversity Council – University Development Cooperation VLIR-UOS (North South South Cooperation Programme ZIUS2015VOA3106), the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (CEBioS programme), the Special Research Fund of Hasselt University (BOF20TT06), the Belgian Science Policy BELSPO (EVAMAB of CEBioS programme), the Luc Hoffmann Institute, and the German Research Foundation DFG (Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC 2037 'CLICCS - Climate, Climatic Change, and Society', project no 390683824).
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- 2022
13. Communications on climate change and biodiversity loss with local populations: Exploring best-practices and postcolonial moments in eight case studies from across the globe
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Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert, Hannes Hobbie, Michael Dunlop, Carina Wyborn, Nigel Dudley, Regine Schönenberg, Dawud Ansari, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, Laura Becerra, Sayanti Sengupta, Maarten P.M. Vanhove, Melissa Abud, Hilde Keunen, Jean Huge, Jan Petzold, Claudia Munera-Roldan, Carolina Figueroa, Oscar Guevara, Matthew Schmidt, Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, Anne-Julie Rochette, Mostafa A. R. Hossain, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Charlotte Schumann, and Philipp Hauser
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History ,Scrutiny ,Polymers and Plastics ,business.industry ,Best practice ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Globe ,Context (language use) ,Public relations ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Deconstruction (building) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Political science ,medicine ,Business and International Management ,International development ,Construct (philosophy) ,business ,Sophistication ,media_common - Abstract
Climate change and biodiversity loss trigger policies worldwide, many of which target or impact local communities. Although research, international development, and policy implementation (and, thus, success in fighting both threats) require thoughtful consideration and communication of the underlying concepts, field work encounters a cascade of tangible barriers. Technoscientific representations of quantifiable causes and effects often remain alien to local perspectives, and failure to involve communities constantly and genuinely creates gaps that may ultimately prevent research and policy success. Therefore, in this article, we present the results of a collective self-assessment exercise for a panel of eight case studies (covering four continents) of communications between project teams and local communities within the context of climate change or biodiversity loss. Our analysis develops eight indicators of good stakeholder communication, which we construct from the literature, in addition to Verran (2002) 's concept of postcolonial moments as a communicative utopia. Our study contributes to the (analytical) understanding of such communications, while also providing tangible insights for field work and policy recommendations. We demonstrate that applying our indicators can foster a more successful communication, although we find an apparent divergence between timing, complexity, and (introspective) effort of the project teams. While three case studies qualify for postcolonial moments, our findings show that especially the scrutiny of power relations and genuine knowledge co-production are still rare. We verify the potency of various instruments for deconstructing science; however, we also show that their sophistication cannot substitute other crucial factors. Instead, simple deconstruction efforts may suffice, while trust-building, proper time management, and an advanced awareness of the scientists are crucial. Lastly, we consider that reforming rigid and inadequate funding policies will help overcome significant barriers and improve the work in and with local communities.
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- 2021
14. Diversifying knowledge governance for climate adaptation in protected areas in Colombia
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Claudia Munera and Lorrae van Kerkhoff
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Strategic planning ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,business.industry ,Corporate governance ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Climate change ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,Knowledge-based systems ,Knowledge base ,Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory ,Business ,Adaptation (computer science) ,Protected area ,Environmental planning ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Protected areas face many threats, including the observed and projected impacts of climate change, yet there is little evidence that adaptation strategies are providing comprehensive solutions to deal with ecological transformation due to changing climates. In this article we explore whether, how and to what extent the governance of knowledge helps or hinders managerial change towards more proactive climate adaptation. We applied a knowledge governance framework that addresses social and cultural dimensions of environmental decision-making, alongside the institutional arrangements that support particular knowledge-based relationships, to document the knowledge-based processes in place for managing protected areas under uncertain climate change in Colombia. We found that the results of scientific experimentation and modelling (mainly in the natural sciences) are often stated as the preferred source of knowledge to inform decision making, forming a dominant narrative that climate adaptation can and should be driven by scientific and technical information. However, institutional arrangements in practice were typically more diverse in the knowledge sources that contribute to protected area policy and practice. This indicates a significant mis-match between the desired knowledge base for climate adaptation governance, and the actual knowledge processes that underpin effective planning. We propose that understanding institutional arrangements that shape adaptation decision contexts can help to address barriers for using climate information effectively, including understanding its limitations. It can also help managers identify opportunities to draw on existing diverse and rich knowledge systems to support the institutional transformations needed to enable strategic planning and management for effective climate adaptation.
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- 2019
15. Towards future-oriented conservation: Managing protected areas in an era of climate change
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Laura Becerra, Carina Wyborn, Claudia Munera, Nigel Dudley, Michael Dunlop, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Javier Castiblanco, Carolina Figueroa, Oscar Guevara, and Melissa Abud Hoyos
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Conservation of Natural Resources ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Process (engineering) ,Climate Change ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Ecology (disciplines) ,Decision Making ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Climate change ,Ecological transformation ,Colombia ,010501 environmental sciences ,Social value orientations ,Science–policy interface ,01 natural sciences ,Climate adaptation ,Environmental Chemistry ,Adaptation (computer science) ,Environmental planning ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Ecology ,Corporate governance ,Futures thinking ,General Medicine ,Uncertainty ,Conservation governance ,Business ,Futures contract ,Research Article - Abstract
Management of protected areas must adapt to climate impacts, and prepare for ongoing ecological transformation. Future-Proofing Conservation is a dialogue-based, multi-stakeholder learning process that supports conservation managers to consider the implications of climate change for governance and management. It takes participants through a series of conceptual transitions to identify new management options that are robust to a range of possible biophysical futures, and steps that they can take now to prepare for ecological transformation. We outline the Future-Proofing Conservation process, and demonstrate its application in a pilot programme in Colombia. This process can be applied and adapted to a wide range of climate adaptation contexts, to support practitioners in developing positive ways forward for management and decision-making. By acknowledging scientific uncertainty, considering social values, and rethinking the rules that shape conservation governance, participants can identify new strategies towards “future-oriented conservation” over the long term.
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- 2018
16. Adapting transformation and transforming adaptation to climate change using a pathways approach
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Russell Gorddard, Matthew J. Colloff, Giacomo Fedele, Claudia Munera-Roldan, Carina Wyborn, Russell M. Wise, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Michael Dunlop, Sandra Lavorel, Enora Bruley, Seona Meharg, Bruno Locatelli, Nick Abel, and James R.A. Butler
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Process management ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,P40 - Météorologie et climatologie ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Adoption de l'innovation ,adaptation aux changements climatiques ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Changement social ,01 natural sciences ,Agency (sociology) ,Politique de l'environnement ,Sociology ,Adaptation (computer science) ,Empowerment ,atténuation des effets du changement climatique ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Changement climatique ,Vision ,Prise de décision ,Social change ,Theory of change ,Transformative learning ,Pluralism (political theory) ,approches participatives ,P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières - Abstract
Human actions have driven earth systems close to irreversible and profound change. The need to shift towards intentional transformative adaptation (ITA) is clear. Using case studies from the Transformative Adaptation Research Alliance (TARA), we explore ITA as a way of thinking and acting that is transformative in concept and objectives, but achieved through a mix of incremental and transformative co-production processes that ultimately lead to the social-ecological system being transformed. Central to ITA are social and political issues of how individuals and collectives address environmental and social change and deal with power imbalances. ITA approaches are claimed to help overcome adaptation challenges, including: 1) re-framing human-nature relationships; 2) dealing with uncertainty; 3) engendering empowerment and agency and 4) addressing conflicting values and interests. However, it is unclear if these approaches work in practice. We examined six adaptation case studies in which participants used processes of: 1) co-producing visions of the future; 2) re-framing values, rules and knowledge to shift decision contexts for adaptation and 3) implementing actions using theories of change and adaptation pathways. We assessed the extent to which participants could use these processes to address their adaptation challenges. We found evidence of many positive achievements towards the implementation of ITA, but also examples where processes were not working, such as communities having difficulties in finding ways to work co-operatively. Different processes will be needed to address these issues, such as promoting pluralism, knowledge contestation, and deliberative re-politicisation of the adaptation agenda to shift power imbalances and enable change.
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- 2021
17. Using a futures orientation to enable adaptation of protected areas under climate change
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Claudia Múnera‐Roldán, Matthew J. Colloff, Lorrae vanKerkhoff, and German I. Andrade
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Australia ,climate adaptation ,Colombia ,future‐oriented conservation ,policy and practice ,socio‐ecological transformations ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,GF1-900 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Abstract Protected areas are central for long‐term conservation of biodiversity and can potentially support climate change mitigation. But protected areas are also affected by climate change. Managers and scientists are increasingly facing the difficult task of making decisions under rapid change. Understanding individual and institutional futures considerations for adaptation is fundamental to evaluate whether protected area governance is adequate to anticipate, prepare and respond to climate change. Using mixed qualitative methods, we analysed adaptation narratives extracted from 51 semi‐structured interviews with conservation practitioners and scientists involved in protected area management in Australia, Colombia and South Africa. We applied a multidimensional model to examine how people make sense of the concept of adaptation. The model allowed us to evaluate how different actors perceive and conceptualise the future and their level of awareness of climate change impacts on values of protected areas, as reflected in the expectations and motivations behind adaptation actions. The results show a plurality of adaptation concepts and approaches. The narratives are framed under different governance approaches (top‐down, bottom‐up, participatory) influencing the sense of agency, the rationale for adaptation (adaptation of what and for whom) and the level of acceptance of change. Action time is associated with preferences and actions in response to ecological change, with more proactive action linked with systemic approaches. We propose that examining world views underpinning how individuals and institutions make sense of the concept of adaptation can support future‐oriented conservation practices despite the inherent uncertainty of climate change. The narratives presented here may provide a basis to facilitate deliberations about current practices and identify potential contradictions between individual and collective aspirations for adaptation to create pathways for collective action towards desired futures. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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- 2023
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18. Private Markets for Climate Resilience: Global Report
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Carmen Lacambra, Isabel Leroux, Anton Cartwright, Peter Johnston, Claudia Munera, Perpi Tiongson, Juan Lacambra, Thomas E. Downing, Inter-American Development Bank, Carmen Lacambra, Isabel Leroux, Anton Cartwright, Peter Johnston, Claudia Munera, Perpi Tiongson, Juan Lacambra, Thomas E. Downing, and Inter-American Development Bank
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Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) is the first initiative by a development institution to better understand climate resilience solutions provided by the private sector. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) have funded this assessment that focuses on transport and agriculture, and examines current best practices and opportunities related to climate resilience, by identifying leaders that are shaping the national markets, highlighting products, services, tools and processes. This study is a pioneering effort. It is a first of its kind inquiry into private climate resilience in three emerging and developing markets. First, the study has found an active market for private climate resilience solutions, albeit very specific to sectors, tasks, climate hazards and geography. The study notes that the hundreds of solutions identified by the team are a tiny fraction of the innovations in just these two sectors, suggesting that the scope of private action in resilience is vast and remains terra incognita. This assessment has generated a significant amount of insight and data, through interviews, primary and secondary sources, and market intelligence culled from private and public actors. The team found that while many businesses are producing and selling resilience solutions, the “tyranny of the short-term” still hinders the strategic thinking in many firms with respect to resilience in ones own operations and the recognition of opportunities driven by climate risks. The Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) study took a frontlines look at how the private sector in six developing countries is addressing climate risk in agriculture and transportation. Along with identifying a vast range of promising climate resilient business examples and solutions, the study also came up with findings and recommendations on how private stakeholders could become more active, as well as gain a better understanding of the business case
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- 2020
19. Six modes of co-production for sustainability
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Jeanne L. Nel, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, Ruth Brennan, Jasper Montana, Maria Tengö, Angela T. Bednarek, Julie G. Zaehringer, Henrik Österblom, Paul Chatterton, Tobias Haller, C. Wyborn, Melanie Ryan, Bruce Evan Goldstein, Jon Hutton, Rosemary Hill, Renée Jane Rondeau, Tomas Pickering, Christopher Cvitanovic, Elena M. Bennett, Nathan J. Bennett, Angela M. Guerrero, Beria Leimona, Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu, Claudia Munera, Josephine Chambers, Rebecca L. Gruby, Robin S. Reid, Marja Spierenburg, Amos Brandeis, Nicole Klenk, Pongchai Dumrongrojwatthana, Kathleen A. Galvin, Maraja Riechers, Patrick Steyaert, María E. Fernández-Giménez, Anca Serban, Jessica Cockburn, K. Curran, América Paz Durán, Salamatu J. Fada, Jonathan Green, Jean-David Gerber, and Urban Futures
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Earth Observation and Environmental Informatics ,Knowledge management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Co-production of knowledge ,Geography, Planning and Development ,910 Geography & travel ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Forest and Nature Conservation Policy ,law.invention ,Power (social and political) ,Politics ,law ,Aardobservatie en omgevingsinformatica ,Agency (sociology) ,Life Science ,Bos- en Natuurbeleid ,Sociology ,Environmental planning ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,media_common ,Sustainable development ,Global and Planetary Change ,Programmateam ESG ,Ecology ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,Programme team ESG ,Cognitive reframing ,sustainability ,330 Economics ,Urban Studies ,Transdisciplinarity ,society ,Sustainability ,CLARITY ,business ,Food Science ,Diversity (politics) - Abstract
The promise of co-production to address complex sustainability challenges is compelling. Yet, co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice, encompasses diverse aims, terminologies and practices, with poor clarity over their implications. To explore this diversity, we systematically mapped differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales. We found variation in their purpose for utilizing co-production, understanding of power, approach to politics and pathways to impact. A cluster analysis identified six modes of co-production: (1) researching solutions; (2) empowering voices; (3) brokering power; (4) reframing power; (5) navigating differences and (6) reframing agency. No mode is ideal; each holds unique potential to achieve particular outcomes, but also poses unique challenges and risks. Our analysis provides a heuristic tool for researchers and societal actors to critically explore this diversity and effectively navigate trade-offs when co-producing sustainability. Co-production includes diverse aims, terminologies and practices. This study explores such diversity by mapping differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales.
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- 2021
20. Beyond Calendars and Maps: Rethinking Time and Space for Effective Knowledge Governance in Protected Areas
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Claudia Múnera-Roldán, Dirk J. Roux, Matthew J. Colloff, and Lorrae van Kerkhoff
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protected areas ,knowledge governance ,cross-scale management ,knowledge systems ,temporal dimensions ,time ,Agriculture - Abstract
Protected area managers rely on relevant, credible, and legitimate knowledge. However, an increase in the rate, extent, severity, and magnitude of the impacts of drivers of change (e.g., climate change, altered land use, and demand for natural resources) is affecting the response capacity of managers and their agencies. We address temporal aspects of knowledge governance by exploring time-related characteristics of information and decision-making processes in protected areas. These areas represent artefacts where the past (e.g., geological periods and evolutionary processes), the present (e.g., biodiversity richness), and the future (e.g., protection of ecosystem services for future generations) are intimately connected and integrated. However, temporal horizons linked with spatial scales are often neglected or misinterpreted in environmental management plans and monitoring programs. In this paper, we present a framework to address multi-dimensional understandings of knowledge-based processes for managing protected areas to guide researchers, managers, and practitioners to consider temporal horizons, spatial scales, different knowledge systems, and future decisions. We propose that dealing with uncertain futures starts with understanding the knowledge governance context that shapes decision-making processes, explicitly embracing temporal dimensions of information in decision-making at different scales. We present examples from South Africa and Colombia to illustrate the concepts. This framework can help to enable a reflexive practice, identify pathways or transitions to enable actions and connect knowledge for effective conservation of protected areas.
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- 2020
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