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Abstract Considering the global restructuring affecting agrarian landscapes, we build on the concept of autonomy proposed by van der Ploeg and colleagues (but extended and critically complemented) to analyse how family farmers can build this autonomy to face rural capitalist tendencies and maintain their activities and identity.
Unai Villalba‐Eguiluz +2 more
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Facilitating biodiversity conservation through partnerships to achieve transformative outcomes
Abstract Conservation biology is a mission‐driven discipline that must navigate a new relationship between conservation and science. Because conservation is a social and political as well as an ecological project, conservation biologists must practice interdisciplinarity and collaboration.
Rehema M. White +9 more
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Framing the change and changing frames: Tensions in participative strategy development
Abstract Participative strategy development serves to integrate the interests and perspectives of multiple stakeholders involved in today's complex environmental challenges, aiming at a better‐informed strategy for tackling these challenges, increased stakeholder ownership, and more democratic decision making.
Angelika Zimmermann, Jasper O. Kenter
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“Fine flavor” cocoa, known for its superior flavor and aroma, commands a higher price for farmers than “bulk” cocoa produced for market. These fine flavor cocoa varieties make an important contribution to the agricultural sector in Ecuador. However, cocoa diversity is threatened by deforestation. The effective preservation, characterization, and use of
Olivier Fouet +14 more
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Institutional lessons from the Nordic management model
Abstract To improve wildlife management outcomes, in terms of reaching management goals and increasing legitimacy, Nordic countries have developed institutional systems involving stakeholders that aim for a more inclusive and participatory model.
Jens Nilsson +2 more
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Digital Futures Between Participatory Digital Democracy and Participatory Digital Fascism
ABSTRACT This paper explores one of the defining political questions of the twenty‐first century: will digital technologies strengthen democracy or accelerate new forms of authoritarianism and fascism? Against the backdrop of platform capitalism, AI‐driven communication, surveillance infrastructures, disinformation and democratic crisis, the study asks
Christian Fuchs +2 more
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Abstract Global institutions are increasingly calling for an agroecological transition of our food systems to promote sustainable farmer livelihoods, safeguard agrobiodiversity and foster socio‐ecological resilience to a changing climate. Yet adoption remains limited, and there is a paucity of research examining how local conditions enable and ...
Gabriela Marie Garcia +5 more
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ABSTRACT Water governance has emerged as a critical analytical framework for addressing the complexity of socioecological water systems in contexts of increasing climate vulnerability and anthropogenic pressure. This study presents a systematic review and bibliometric analysis of 50 scientific articles indexed on water governance published between 2018
Roger Pichis‐García +1 more
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ABSTRACT Climate disasters are currently changing territory around the world by showing large inequalities that exist in infrastructure systems, governance arrangements, and development pathways. In many cases, climate risk response strategies like managed retreat have been framed as practical approaches to respond to increasing climate disasters ...
Chick Edmond
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Wildland–urban interface expansion: Towards comprehensive planning processes
Abstract Wildland–urban interface (WUI) expansion is accelerating in numerous regions around the world due to increasing amenity‐led migration processes, defined as the movement of people seeking higher environmental quality. While WUI areas are complex social–ecological systems requiring holistic planning and management, they are usually approached ...
Clara Mosso +2 more
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