Polar bear conservation in Canada: Defining the policy problems
Conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Canada is based on the goals and principles of the 1973 International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears and Their Habitat, and has long been considered an exemplar of science-based wildlife management. However, accelerating social and ecolo...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.563.4405 2023-05-15T14:19:49+02:00 Polar bear conservation in Canada: Defining the policy problems Douglas A. Clark David S. Lee Milton M. R. Freeman Susan G. Clark The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2008 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.563.4405 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic61-4-347.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.563.4405 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic61-4-347.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic61-4-347.pdf policy policy sciences traditional ecological knowledge text 2008 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:09:02Z Conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Canada is based on the goals and principles of the 1973 International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears and Their Habitat, and has long been considered an exemplar of science-based wildlife management. However, accelerating social and ecological changes in the Arctic raise questions about the polar bear management regime’s ability to adapt successfully to new challenges. We apply the analytic framework of the policy sciences to develop a comprehensive orientation to this evolving situation, and we suggest possible ways to define and advance shared goals of stakeholders and other participants. We conclude that the decision process in polar bear management does not sufficiently foster identification and securing of common interests among participants who express multiple, competing perspectives in an arena that has been increasingly fragmented and symbolically charged by issues such as the recent listing of polar bears under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The fundamental challenge for polar bear conservation in Canada is to design a better decision process so that it can constructively reconcile the various perspectives, demands, and expectations of stakeholders. Key words: Canada, conservation, decision process, Endangered Species Act, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Nunavut, polar bear Text Arctic Arctic inuit Nunavut Ursus maritimus Unknown Arctic Canada Nunavut |
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Conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Canada is based on the goals and principles of the 1973 International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears and Their Habitat, and has long been considered an exemplar of science-based wildlife management. However, accelerating social and ecological changes in the Arctic raise questions about the polar bear management regime’s ability to adapt successfully to new challenges. We apply the analytic framework of the policy sciences to develop a comprehensive orientation to this evolving situation, and we suggest possible ways to define and advance shared goals of stakeholders and other participants. We conclude that the decision process in polar bear management does not sufficiently foster identification and securing of common interests among participants who express multiple, competing perspectives in an arena that has been increasingly fragmented and symbolically charged by issues such as the recent listing of polar bears under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The fundamental challenge for polar bear conservation in Canada is to design a better decision process so that it can constructively reconcile the various perspectives, demands, and expectations of stakeholders. Key words: Canada, conservation, decision process, Endangered Species Act, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Nunavut, polar bear |
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