TY - JOUR
T1 - Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development
T2 - Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development
AU - Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid
AU - Razzaque, Jona
AU - McElwee, Pamela
AU - Turnhout, Esther
AU - Kelemen, Eszter
AU - Rusch, Graciela M.
AU - Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro
AU - Chan, Ivis
AU - Lim, Michelle
AU - Islar, Mine
AU - Gautam, Ambika P
AU - Williams, Meryl
AU - Mungatana, Eric
AU - Karim, Md Saiful
AU - Muradian, Roldan
AU - Gerber, Leah R
AU - Lui, Gabriel
AU - Liu, Jinlong
AU - Spangenberg, Joachim H.
AU - Zaleski, Dara
PY - 2021/6/28
Y1 - 2021/6/28
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1877-3443
VL - 53
SP - 20
EP - 28
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
IS - 21
ER -