Conflict resolution through ecosystem-based management: the case of Swedish moose management
Swedish moose (Alces alces) management has over the years transformed from a situation similar to what Hardin (1968) defined as a tragedy of the commons – i.e. where open access and unrestricted demands lead to over-exploitation – into a situation characterized by an abundance of moose. While high n...
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ftjijotc:oai:ojs.thecommonsjournal.org:article/349 2023-05-15T13:13:18+02:00 Conflict resolution through ecosystem-based management: the case of Swedish moose management Sandström, Camilla Wennberg Di Gasper, Sofia Öhman, Karin Europe 2013-08-29 application/xml application/pdf https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/view/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939 https://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.349 eng eng International Journal of the Commons https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/view/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/339 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/view/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/364 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/116 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/117 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/118 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/119 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939/143 10.18352/ijc.349 https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/jms/article/view/URN%3ANBN%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-114939 doi:10.18352/ijc.349 The International Journal of the Commons provides immediate open access to its content.Authors retain copyright of their articles. Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License (CC-BY 4.0).Authors are explicitly encouraged to deposit their article in their institutional repository.If you have any questions you can always directly contact the Editors. CC-BY International Journal of the Commons; Vol 7, No 2 (2013); 549-570 1875-0281 political science conflict ecosystem management moose social-ecological systems Sweden info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article Qualitative research 2013 ftjijotc https://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.349 2022-01-07T08:09:54Z Swedish moose (Alces alces) management has over the years transformed from a situation similar to what Hardin (1968) defined as a tragedy of the commons – i.e. where open access and unrestricted demands lead to over-exploitation – into a situation characterized by an abundance of moose. While high numbers of moose are preferred by hunters, they damage forests through grazing, causing conflicts between hunters and forest owners. In an attempt to resolve these disputes, the Swedish government is introducing a new local ecosystem-based management system. This paper analyzes this shift from managing a single resource to the broader perspective of ecosystem management and discusses to what extent it will contribute to conflict resolution. The results suggest that some of the problems highlighted may be solved through the implementation of an ecosystem management system. However, several challenges remain to be tackled, such as how to establish robust partnerships between forest owners and hunters for managing moose on land with a fragmented property rights structure. This can lead to different and conflicting objectives and, consequently, difficulties in reaching collective action. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces International Journal of the Commons International Journal of the Commons 7 2 549 |
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Swedish moose (Alces alces) management has over the years transformed from a situation similar to what Hardin (1968) defined as a tragedy of the commons – i.e. where open access and unrestricted demands lead to over-exploitation – into a situation characterized by an abundance of moose. While high numbers of moose are preferred by hunters, they damage forests through grazing, causing conflicts between hunters and forest owners. In an attempt to resolve these disputes, the Swedish government is introducing a new local ecosystem-based management system. This paper analyzes this shift from managing a single resource to the broader perspective of ecosystem management and discusses to what extent it will contribute to conflict resolution. The results suggest that some of the problems highlighted may be solved through the implementation of an ecosystem management system. However, several challenges remain to be tackled, such as how to establish robust partnerships between forest owners and hunters for managing moose on land with a fragmented property rights structure. This can lead to different and conflicting objectives and, consequently, difficulties in reaching collective action. |
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Conflict resolution through ecosystem-based management: the case of Swedish moose management |
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