Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait
Arctic coastal communities in the Bering Strait region of Alaska (USA) and Chukotka (Russia) share a close relationship with their natural environments that can be characterized as a social-ecological system. This system is complex, featuring changing ecosystem conditions, multiple jurisdictions, mi...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:marpol:v:32:y:2008:i:6:p:1080-1089 2024-04-14T08:07:40+00:00 Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait Meek, Chanda L. Lovecraft, Amy Lauren Robards, Martin D. Kofinas, Gary P. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(08)00039-0 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(08)00039-0 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:32:15Z Arctic coastal communities in the Bering Strait region of Alaska (USA) and Chukotka (Russia) share a close relationship with their natural environments that can be characterized as a social-ecological system. This system is complex, featuring changing ecosystem conditions, multiple jurisdictions, migratory animal populations, and several cultures. We argue that linkages between communities in both countries enhance the effectiveness of transborder polar bear and walrus conservation. We find that locally embedded bilateral institutions can provide effective management venues that persist despite slow or lacking processes of international law because they provide a better fit between rules for managing and the true system state. Social-ecological systems Transborder conservation Wildlife management Cross-scale interactions Co-management Marine mammals Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bering Strait Chukotka polar bear Alaska walrus* RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Arctic Bering Strait |
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Arctic coastal communities in the Bering Strait region of Alaska (USA) and Chukotka (Russia) share a close relationship with their natural environments that can be characterized as a social-ecological system. This system is complex, featuring changing ecosystem conditions, multiple jurisdictions, migratory animal populations, and several cultures. We argue that linkages between communities in both countries enhance the effectiveness of transborder polar bear and walrus conservation. We find that locally embedded bilateral institutions can provide effective management venues that persist despite slow or lacking processes of international law because they provide a better fit between rules for managing and the true system state. Social-ecological systems Transborder conservation Wildlife management Cross-scale interactions Co-management Marine mammals |
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Meek, Chanda L. Lovecraft, Amy Lauren Robards, Martin D. Kofinas, Gary P. |
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Meek, Chanda L. Lovecraft, Amy Lauren Robards, Martin D. Kofinas, Gary P. Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait |
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Meek, Chanda L. Lovecraft, Amy Lauren Robards, Martin D. Kofinas, Gary P. |
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Meek, Chanda L. |
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Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait |
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Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait |
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Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait |
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Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait |
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Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait |
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building resilience through interlocal relations: case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the bering strait |
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Arctic Bering Strait Chukotka polar bear Alaska walrus* |
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Arctic Bering Strait Chukotka polar bear Alaska walrus* |
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