Analysing constraints to improve conservation decision-making: a theoretical framework and its application to the Northern Vosges, France
Summary Key to bridging knowing–doing gaps is analysis of the constraints binding interactions between decision-makers and conservation biologists to clarify the problems they address. We apply this analysis to decision situations in the Northern Vosges (France), which illustrate three kinds of cons...
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ftunivdauphine:oai:basepub.dauphine.psl.eu:123456789/22771 2023-05-15T18:50:28+02:00 Analysing constraints to improve conservation decision-making: a theoretical framework and its application to the Northern Vosges, France Mangos, Anai Rouchier, Juliette Meinard, Yves 2022-02-25T14:22:15Z application/pdf https://basepub.dauphine.psl.eu/handle/123456789/22771 en eng Environmental Conservation 48 3 2021-09 174-181 10.1017/S0376892921000175 non https://basepub.dauphine.psl.eu/handle/123456789/22771 conservation decision decision process decision support environmental policy governance knowing-doing gaps 003 Recherche opérationnelle Article accepté pour publication ou publié 2022 ftunivdauphine 2022-07-05T22:27:21Z Summary Key to bridging knowing–doing gaps is analysis of the constraints binding interactions between decision-makers and conservation biologists to clarify the problems they address. We apply this analysis to decision situations in the Northern Vosges (France), which illustrate three kinds of constraints: governance, framework and initiative. We explore how conservation biologists can mitigate constraints so as to foster more ambitious conservation actions in each case. The first case explores attempts at reintroducing the lynx ( Lynx lynx ). In this case, we show that governance plays a key role, in the sense that conservation actions should focus on improving the acceptability of reintroductions to key stakeholders. The second case refers to water monitoring schemes. Here we show that framing is the dominant constraint. This means that conservation actions are tightly limited by the use of a restrictive scientific apparatus. The last case study, fish stock protection, is constrained by initiative. Here, decision-makers have too much leverage to implement solutions they favour, even if they are not the best options in conservation terms. Exploring how our framework relates to the existing literature allows us to highlight its usefulness for rationalizing conservation problem framing and for strengthening the ambitions of conservation actions. non non recherche International Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Base Institutionnelle de Recherche de l'université Paris-Dauphine (BIRD) |
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Summary Key to bridging knowing–doing gaps is analysis of the constraints binding interactions between decision-makers and conservation biologists to clarify the problems they address. We apply this analysis to decision situations in the Northern Vosges (France), which illustrate three kinds of constraints: governance, framework and initiative. We explore how conservation biologists can mitigate constraints so as to foster more ambitious conservation actions in each case. The first case explores attempts at reintroducing the lynx ( Lynx lynx ). In this case, we show that governance plays a key role, in the sense that conservation actions should focus on improving the acceptability of reintroductions to key stakeholders. The second case refers to water monitoring schemes. Here we show that framing is the dominant constraint. This means that conservation actions are tightly limited by the use of a restrictive scientific apparatus. The last case study, fish stock protection, is constrained by initiative. Here, decision-makers have too much leverage to implement solutions they favour, even if they are not the best options in conservation terms. Exploring how our framework relates to the existing literature allows us to highlight its usefulness for rationalizing conservation problem framing and for strengthening the ambitions of conservation actions. non non recherche International |
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Analysing constraints to improve conservation decision-making: a theoretical framework and its application to the Northern Vosges, France |
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Analysing constraints to improve conservation decision-making: a theoretical framework and its application to the Northern Vosges, France |
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Analysing constraints to improve conservation decision-making: a theoretical framework and its application to the Northern Vosges, France |
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