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Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development : Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development

Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid ; Razzaque, Jona ; McElwee, Pamela ; Turnhout, Esther ; Kelemen, Eszter ; Rusch, Graciela M. ; Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro ; Chan, Ivis ; Lim, Michelle and Islar, Mine LU , et al. (2021) In Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 53(21). p.20-28
Abstract
While there is much debate on transformative change among academics and policymakers, the discussion on how to govern such change is still in its infancy. This article argues that transformative governance is needed to enable the transformative change necessary for achieving global sustainability goals. Based on a literature review, the article unpacks this concept of transformative governance. It is: integrative, to ensure local solutions also have sustainable impacts elsewhere (across scales, places, issues and sectors); inclusive, to empower those whose interests are currently not being met and represent values embodying transformative change for sustainability; adaptive, enabling learning, experimentation, and reflexivity, to cope with... (More)
While there is much debate on transformative change among academics and policymakers, the discussion on how to govern such change is still in its infancy. This article argues that transformative governance is needed to enable the transformative change necessary for achieving global sustainability goals. Based on a literature review, the article unpacks this concept of transformative governance. It is: integrative, to ensure local solutions also have sustainable impacts elsewhere (across scales, places, issues and sectors); inclusive, to empower those whose interests are currently not being met and represent values embodying transformative change for sustainability; adaptive, enabling learning, experimentation, and reflexivity, to cope with the complexity of transformative change; and pluralist, recognizing different knowledge systems. We argue that only when these four governance approaches are: implemented in conjunction; operationalized in a specific manner; and focused on addressing the indirect drivers underlying sustainability issues, governance becomes transformative. (Less)
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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
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53
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21
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20 - 28
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Elsevier
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1877-3443
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10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002
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English
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  author       = {{Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid and Razzaque, Jona and McElwee, Pamela and Turnhout, Esther and Kelemen, Eszter and Rusch, Graciela M. and Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro and Chan, Ivis and Lim, Michelle and Islar, Mine and Gautam, Ambika P and Williams, Meryl and Mungatana, Eric and Karim, Md Saiful and Muradian, Roldan and Gerber, Leah R and Lui, Gabriel and Liu, Jinlong and Spangenberg, Joachim H. and Zaleski, Dara}},
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  title        = {{Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development : Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002}},
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