SSRN (2024)
Pre-print paper on the politics of Nature-based Solutions governance for transformative change. This paper finds that dominant framings can end up undermining, rather than supporting, the changes that are needed for transformation to happen. Techno-centric and market-oriented approaches, perceptions of risk and uncertainty, and “democracy washing” risk perpetuating power imbalances and superficial participation. Making space for transformative change requires a commitment to cultivate and open up – rather than control and close down – alternative perspectives, pathways, and possibilities that foster justice and well-being for humans and nature.
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Society
Encompassing the governance and socio-cultural dimensions of nature recovery.
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Participatory governance of nature recovery and Nature-based Solutions.
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Risky Nature Recovery
How can the governance of nature recovery embrace uncertainty to support transformative change?