Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development

Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers; Jona Razzaque; Pamela McElwee; Esther Turnhout; Eszter Kelemen; Graciela M. Rusch; Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares; Ivis Chan; Michelle Lim; Mine Islar; Ambika P. Gautam; Meryl Williams; Eric Mungatana; Md Saiful Karim; Roldan Muradian; Leah R. Gerber; Gabriel Lui; Jinlong Liu; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Dara Zaleski

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002

Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development

Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers, Jona Razzaque, Pamela McElwee, Esther Turnhout, Eszter Kelemen, Graciela M. Rusch, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Ivis Chan, Michelle Lim, Mine Islar, Ambika P. Gautam, Meryl Williams, Eric Mungatana, Md Saiful Karim, Roldan Muradian, Leah R. Gerber, Gabriel Lui, Jinlong Liu, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Dara Zaleski

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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 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	20-28
Number of pages	9
Journal	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002
State	Published - Dec 2021

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General Social Sciences

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Visseren-Hamakers, I. J., Razzaque, J., McElwee, P., Turnhout, E., Kelemen, E., Rusch, G. M., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Chan, I., Lim, M., Islar, M., Gautam, A. P., Williams, M., Mungatana, E., Karim, M. S., Muradian, R., Gerber, L. R., Lui, G., Liu, J., Spangenberg, J. H., & Zaleski, D. (2021). Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 53, 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002

Visseren-Hamakers, IJ, Razzaque, J, McElwee, P, Turnhout, E, Kelemen, E, Rusch, GM, Fernández-Llamazares, Á, Chan, I, Lim, M, Islar, M, Gautam, AP, Williams, M, Mungatana, E, Karim, MS, Muradian, R, Gerber, LR, Lui, G, Liu, J, Spangenberg, JH & Zaleski, D 2021, 'Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 53, pp. 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002

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