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How are large-scale extractive industries affecting progress toward the sustainable development goals in Madagascar? Perceived social-ecological impacts of mining investments 大型采掘业如何影响马达加斯加在实现可持续发展目标方面取得进展?采矿投资对社会生态的影响
IF 3.7 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100257
Julie G. Zaehringer , Madlaina Michelotti , Maëlle Andriambalohary , Fenitra Rajerison , Ambinintsoa Rakotoarinosy , Sandra Eckert , Bruno Ramamonjisoa , Onintsoa Ravaka Andriamihaja

The rapid worldwide increase in resource extraction is evident in Madagascar—a global biodiversity hotspot. This study examines the localized effects of operational and planned large-scale extractive investments on social-ecological systems in Madagascar and links them to the Sustainable Development Goals. The focus is on sites owned or explored by foreign investors, specifically Ambatovy Moramanga, Ambatovy Tamatave, QIT Madagascar Minerals/Rio Tinto, Ranobe, and Tantalum Rare Earth Malagasy. Employing a counterfactual approach, we gathered survey responses from 459 small-scale farming, agro-pastoral, and artisanal-fisheries-based households. The survey provided information on general household characteristics, land use, land management, livelihoods, well-being, and any perceived changes to these variables, as well as any perceived mining impacts related to the changes. Overall, respondents reported predominantly negative effects on land (and sea) use, livelihoods, well-being, and security. Mining pollution, primarily from operational sites, had reduced access to water and fisheries resources, and natural forest areas had diminished. Reduced productivity due to pollution of soils, water, and air had a negative impact on various land uses and affected people's health, particularly in the surroundings of QIT Madagascar Minerals/Rio Tinto. Although some projects, such as Ambatovy, had eventually improved healthcare and infrastructure, most negative mining impacts had occurred during both the exploratory and the operational phases of the projects. Overall, this study offers a comprehensive view of how large-scale extractive investments affect land (and sea) use and human well-being. In addition, we highlight policy implications that must be considered if large-scale extractive investments are to support progress on the 2030 Agenda.

马达加斯加是全球生物多样性的热点地区,资源开采在全球范围内的快速增长在这里显而易见。本研究探讨了正在运营和计划中的大规模采掘投资对马达加斯加社会生态系统的局部影响,并将其与可持续发展目标联系起来。研究重点是外国投资者拥有或勘探的矿区,特别是 Ambatovy Moramanga、Ambatovy Tamatave、QIT Madagascar Minerals/Rio Tinto、Ranobe 和 Tantalum Rare Earth Malagasy。我们采用反事实方法,收集了 459 个小型农业、农牧业和手工渔业家庭的调查反馈。调查提供了有关一般家庭特征、土地使用、土地管理、生计、福利、这些变量的任何预期变化以及与这些变化相关的任何预期采矿影响的信息。总体而言,受访者报告了对土地(和海洋)使用、生计、福祉和安全的主要负面影响。采矿污染,主要是来自作业地点的污染,减少了水和渔业资源的获取,自然森林面积减少。土壤、水和空气污染导致的生产力下降对各种土地利用产生了负面影响,并影响了人们的健康,尤其是在 QIT 马达加斯加矿业公司/力拓公司的周边地区。虽然安巴托维等一些项目最终改善了医疗保健和基础设施,但大多数负面采矿影响都发生在项目的勘探和运营阶段。总之,本研究全面阐述了大规模采掘投资如何影响土地(和海洋)使用和人类福祉。此外,我们还强调了如果大规模采掘投资要支持 2030 年议程的进展,就必须考虑的政策影响。
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Biochar improves soil organic carbon sequestration potential in the topsoil and subsoil of a paddy field 生物炭提高水田表土和底土的土壤有机固碳潜力
IF 3.7 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100267
Kaiyue Song , Shuo Jiang , Zhiwei Liu , Ying Cai , Wei Liu , Rongjun Bian , Xuhui Zhang , Jufeng Zheng , Lianqing Li
We investigated the carbon sequestration potential and underlying mechanisms of a paddy soil amended with biochar for 4 years. By adding maize straw and incubating the soil for 60 days in the laboratory at depths of 0–15 cm, 15–30 cm, and 30–50 cm, we found that biochar reduced soil organic carbon mineralization by 13.5 %, 27.8 % and 16.5 %, respectively. It also decreased cumulative net carbon mineralization and metabolic quotient values induced by fresh substrates at all depths. In addition, biochar and straw increased topsoil hydrolase activity and enhanced the competitiveness of fungi and gram-positive bacteria in the subsoil.
我们对使用生物炭改良了 4 年的水稻土壤的固碳潜力和内在机制进行了研究。通过在 0-15 厘米、15-30 厘米和 30-50 厘米深的土壤中加入玉米秸秆并在实验室中培养 60 天,我们发现生物炭分别减少了 13.5%、27.8% 和 16.5%的土壤有机碳矿化。生物炭还降低了所有深度由新鲜基质引起的累积净碳矿化度和代谢商值。此外,生物炭和秸秆还提高了表土水解酶的活性,增强了真菌和革兰氏阳性菌在底土中的竞争力。
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Community-based water tenure in equitable and transformative drought resilience 在公平和变革性抗旱中以社区为基础的水资源保有权
IF 3.7 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100266
Barbara van Koppen , Carol Emma Mweemba , Giriraj Amarnath , Barbara Schreiner
In the search for promising pathways for equitable and transformative climate adaptation in low-income rural areas, the present study focuses on resilience to more variable and less predictable availability of precipitation and water resources. Equitable water governance is conceptualized as formal and informal polycentric decision-making that narrows infrastructure inequities and ensures equitable water resources allocation. Focusing on recognitional and procedural equity, vulnerable women's and men's community-based water tenure is starting point. Partnering with government in Zambia and with the Water Integrity Network in Kenya, field research in three communities in rural Zambia and in rural communities and a small town sharing several schemes in Kenya is conducted. These studies recognized horizontal polycentricity of community-based water tenure by identifying common features: communities' age-old drought resilience coping strategies to meet daily domestic water needs and daily or seasonal small-scale productive water needs, by tapping water from surface- and groundwater sources through multi-purpose infrastructure, both self-financed and publicly supported, and by ‘sharing’ water ‘in’ within the community and ‘sharing out’ with neighbouring communities and powerful third parties. Procedural equity implies inclusive, locally-led planning, design and implementation in polycentric vertical governance with governments and other support agencies from local to national level and vice versa. The four interventions studied were the installation of a a solar-powered borehole for multiple uses and local government's institutional framework for potential replication in Zambia, and post-construction support of small water systems and a planned megadam in Kenya. Further research on similar transformative approaches elsewhere is recommended.
为寻找在低收入农村地区实现公平和变革性气候适应的可行途径,本研究将重点放在对降水和水资源可预测性较差且变化较大的适应能力上。公平水治理的概念是正式和非正式的多中心决策,可缩小基础设施的不平等,确保水资源的公平分配。以承认公平和程序公平为重点,以弱势妇女和男子的社区水使用权为起点。与赞比亚政府和肯尼亚水诚信网络合作,在赞比亚农村地区的三个社区以及肯尼亚的农村社区和一个共享多个计划的小镇开展了实地研究。这些研究确认了社区水权的横向多中心性,确定了共同特征:社区自古以来就有的抗旱应对策略,通过自筹资金和公共支持的多用途基础设施从地表水和地下水源取水,在社区内 "分享 "水资源,并与邻近社区和有实力的第三方 "分享 "水资源,以满足日常家庭用水需求和日常或季节性小规模生产用水需求。程序公平意味着在多中心垂直治理中,由政府和其他支持机构(从地方到国家,反之亦然)进行包容性的、由地方主导的规划、设计和实施。所研究的四项干预措施包括:在赞比亚安装太阳能井眼,供多种用途;建立地方政府的制度框架,以便进行潜在的推广;在肯尼亚为小型供水系统和规划中的巨型水坝提供施工后支持。建议进一步研究其他地方类似的变革方法。
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Green bonds and sustainable business models in Nordic energy companies 北欧能源公司的绿色债券和可持续商业模式
IF 4.4 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2023.100240
Jordan Mitchell , Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson , Nikolaos Kavadis , Stefan Wendt

As green bonds continue their dynamic growth trajectory to finance the transition to a more sustainable future, a gap in the literature remains on how companies have overcome internal barriers to successful green bond issuance. This case-based study analyzes how five Nordic energy companies have successfully surmounted internal barriers to issuing green bonds by leveraging their sustainable business models. The findings show a number of antecedental features of sustainable business models prior to green bond issuance including: a focus on environmental betterment as part of the mission and strategy; investments into assets that provide an environmental benefit and a divestiture of those that do not; the active pursuit to reduce CO2 emissions through R&D; and, strong governance mechanisms. Throughout the process of issuing green bonds, companies introduce changes to their sustainable business models, most notably, green finance frameworks and additional governance practices. As a result of the green bond issuance, reinforcing choices and consequences emerge to create virtuous cycles. In turn, the virtuous cycles support environmental objectives and foster more economic and environmental value for the company, investors, and society. Our study offers a process-based theoretical outline of how sustainable financing can make a business model more sustainable by removing internal barriers and strengthening company strategy, asset choices, and governance.

随着绿色债券继续其动态增长轨迹,为向更可持续的未来过渡提供资金,关于公司如何克服内部障碍成功发行绿色债券的文献仍是空白。本案例研究分析了五家北欧能源公司如何利用其可持续商业模式成功克服发行绿色债券的内部障碍。研究结果表明,在发行绿色债券之前,可持续商业模式具有一些先决特征,包括:将改善环境作为使命和战略的一部分;投资于能带来环境效益的资产,并剥离不能带来环境效益的资产;通过研发积极减少二氧化碳排放;以及强有力的治理机制。在发行绿色债券的整个过程中,公司对其可持续商业模式进行了变革,其中最主要的是绿色金融框架和额外的治理实践。由于发行绿色债券,出现了强化选择和后果,从而形成良性循环。反过来,良性循环支持环境目标,并为公司、投资者和社会创造更多的经济和环境价值。我们的研究提供了一个基于过程的理论大纲,说明可持续融资如何通过消除内部障碍,加强公司战略、资产选择和治理,使商业模式更具可持续性。
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Detecting shared norms as a strategy for sustainable programming: Wildlife crime enforcement versus local community actors in Zambia's protected areas 检测共同规范作为可持续计划编制的战略:赞比亚保护区的野生动物犯罪执法与当地社区行动者
IF 4.4 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100250
Vincent R. Nyirenda , Alexandra Brewis , Roseanne C. Schuster , Christopher Gegenheimer , Michael G. Lacy

Sustainability implementation efforts, relevant to all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), can succeed or fail based on how the program activities effectively align with local community norms. Conflict arises when implementers incorrectly assume the ways in which local communities and other stakeholders share their world views. A novel approach was applied to identify conflicts between stakeholder norms through the example of wildlife conservation. This case is based on 62 systematically collected interviews involving law enforcement staff (wildlife police officers [WPOs]) and local community members in four of Zambia's Game Management Areas. Cultural consensus analysis (CCA) was used to extract and compare cultural models across groups. Discordant cultural norms were identified for resource protection, which reflected frailty of collaborative strategies. Concordant norms were relevant to shared understandings of the disproportionate burdens to GMA-based communities from conservation and some potential benefits of collaboration. This case shows exemplar application of CCA to capture and compare stakeholder norms associated with livelihoods and conservation, allowing better program design that reduces conflict and builds on shared values to better support SDGs, especially SDG15 (Life on Land).

与所有可持续发展目标 (SDG) 相关的可持续性实施工作的成败取决于计划活动如何有效地与当地社区的规范保持一致。如果实施者错误地假定当地社区和其他利益相关者认同他们的世界观,就会产生冲突。我们采用了一种新颖的方法,通过野生动物保护的例子来识别利益相关者规范之间的冲突。本案例基于 62 个系统收集的访谈,涉及赞比亚四个狩猎管理区的执法人员(野生动物警官 [WPO])和当地社区成员。采用了文化共识分析法(CCA)来提取和比较不同群体的文化模式。在资源保护方面发现了不一致的文化规范,这反映了合作战略的脆弱性。一致的规范则与对基于 GMA 的社区因保护而承受不成比例的负担以及合作的一些潜在益处的共同理解有关。本案例展示了共同国家评估在捕捉和比较与生计和保护相关的利益相关者规范方面的示范性应用,从而可以进行更好的计划设计,减少冲突并以共同价值观为基础,更好地支持可持续发展目标,尤其是可持续发展目标 15(土地上的生活)。
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The differential impacts of the spatiotemporal vertical and horizontal expansion of megacity Dhaka on ecosystem services 达卡特大城市纵向和横向的时空扩张对生态系统服务的不同影响
IF 4.4 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100252
Md. Alamgir Hossen Bhuiyan , Luis Inostroza , Takaaki Nihei , Marzia Sultana , Albertus S. Louw , Hitesh Supe , Xinyu Chen , Saleh Alsulamy , Ram Avtar

The relationship between ecosystem services (ES) and urbanization is crucial for sustainable development. Rapid urbanization threatens the natural capital of Dhaka city, affecting the delivery of ES through changes in land use and land cover. We used vertical growth (VG), nighttime light data (NTL), and population density (PD) as standard urbanization indicators alongside technomass, a three-dimensional indicator, to evaluate the degree of urbanization as a continuous spatial process. We modeled the spatiotemporal relationships between urbanization degrees and ES using the ecosystem service value (ESV) dataset applied in Dhaka, with regional modified value coefficients. Results from the geographically weighted regression (GWR) model showed that technomass emerged as a more appropriate indicator to analyze urbanization for ESV analysis (r > 0.61), followed by NTL (r > 0.56), and PD (r > 0.54) across all zones from 2000 to 2021. We observed a 68.34% decrease in net ESV, equivalent to $245.88 million (in 2021 USD), from 2000 to 2021. This decline was driven by the conversion of water bodies (−70.93%), agricultural land (−60.08%), forest and vegetation (−70.18%) into urban built-up areas and other uses. In contrast, net technomass increased by 243.11% due to the city's vertical growth. The digital building height (DBH) model revealed that the built-up area had expanded by 94.94% over the study period, with an average annual growth rate of 4.52%. Significant correlations (p < 0.05) were observed between ES and urbanization. The rural-urban fringe area exhibited the most significant increase in urbanization (r > 0.90), along with a 440.47% growth in technomass. Our results provide insights into the impact of urbanization on ES, particularly at the regional scale, and have highlighted the importance of integrating VG and technomass for urbanization analysis. These findings could be useful for environmental management, policymaking, spatial planning, and coordinating future ES protection and urban development.

生态系统服务(ES)与城市化之间的关系对于可持续发展至关重要。快速城市化威胁着达卡市的自然资本,并通过土地利用和土地覆盖的变化影响生态系统服务的提供。我们将垂直增长(VG)、夜间光照数据(NTL)和人口密度(PD)作为标准的城市化指标,并使用三维指标技术量(technomass)来评估作为连续空间过程的城市化程度。我们利用应用于达卡的生态系统服务价值(ESV)数据集和区域修正价值系数,建立了城市化程度与生态系统服务价值之间的时空关系模型。地理加权回归(GWR)模型的结果表明,在 2000 年至 2021 年期间的所有区域中,技术量成为分析城市化与生态系统服务价值的更合适指标(r > 0.61),其次是 NTL(r > 0.56)和 PD(r > 0.54)。我们发现,从 2000 年到 2021 年,净 ESV 下降了 68.34%,相当于 2.4588 亿美元(按 2021 年美元计算)。这一下降主要是由于水体(-70.93%)、农业用地(-60.08%)、森林和植被(-70.18%)转化为城市建筑区和其他用途。相比之下,由于城市的垂直增长,净技术量增加了 243.11%。数字建筑物高度(DBH)模型显示,在研究期间,建成区面积扩大了 94.94%,年均增长率为 4.52%。ES 与城市化之间存在显著相关性(p < 0.05)。城乡边缘地区的城市化增长最为显著(r >0.90),技术量增长了 440.47%。我们的研究结果提供了城市化对环境经济影响的见解,尤其是在区域范围内,并强调了在城市化分析中整合脆弱性和技术量的重要性。这些发现对环境管理、政策制定、空间规划以及协调未来的环境质量保护和城市发展都很有帮助。
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Uncovering divergences and potential gaps in local greenhouse gases emissions accounting and aggregation 发现地方温室气体排放核算和汇总中的差异和潜在差距
IF 3.7 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100263
Valentina Palermo, Paolo Bertoldi, Monica Crippa, Camilo Franco, Fabio Monforti-Ferrario, Enrico Pisoni
Due to the contribution of cities to fight climate change, approaches and methodologies for GHG emissions inventories have multiplied; research is growing and numerous initiatives support local authorities in developing their local emissions inventories. The complexity of cities and the lack of data make necessary simplifications and assumptions in inventorying GHG emissions. Despite significant progresses in the compilation of inventories, there are still limitations and uncertainties on aggregation approaches. Therefore, it becomes crucial disclosing the methodologies underlying any emissions accounting frameworks, together with any simplifications and assumptions, with the aim to produce reliable support on local measures and data- driven decision-making in the form of a trustworthy emissions inventory. This study aims at identifying divergences and potential gaps in two approaches for GHG emission inventories at local level complementing the results of previous studies. It is intended as exemplificative of potential issues and limitations occurring in emissions accounting and aggregation. The two approaches are EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research), in place for the GHSL (Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Centre Database) (GHS-UCDB R2019A) and the BEI (Baseline Emission Inventory) approach developed within the Covenant of Mayors initiative. The main limitations uncovered here feature disagreements on spatial and time coverage, on the emissions sources and allocation and the types of emissions considered. Results show that despite the diverse approaches, data is comparable. Therefore, to identify and correct inconsistencies and to ensure the quality of emission inventories available to decision makers, analysis and consistent comparisons between results originating from different and independent methodologies are essential.
由于城市在应对气候变化方面的贡献,温室气体排放清单的编制方式和方法已经成倍增加;研究也在不断增加,许多倡议都支持地方政府编制当地的排放清单。由于城市的复杂性和数据的缺乏,在编制温室气体排放清单时有必要进行简化和假设。尽管在编制清单方面取得了重大进展,但在汇总方法上仍存在局限性和不确定性。因此,披露任何排放核算框架的基本方法以及任何简化和假设变得至关重要,目的是以可信的排放清单形式为地方措施和数据驱动决策提供可靠支持。本研究旨在确定地方一级温室气体排放清单的两种方法之间的差异和潜在差距,以补充之前的研究成果。其目的是举例说明排放核算和汇总中可能出现的问题和局限性。这两种方法是 EDGAR(全球大气研究排放数据库)和 BEI(基线排放清单),前者用于 GHSL(全球人类居住层城市中心数据库)(GHS-UCDB R2019A),后者在《市长公约》倡议范围内开发。本文揭示的主要局限性包括在空间和时间覆盖范围、排放源和分配以及考虑的排放类型方面存在分歧。结果表明,尽管方法不同,但数据具有可比性。因此,为了识别和纠正不一致之处,确保决策者可获得的排放清单的质量,必须对来自不同和独立方法的结果进行分析和一致的比较。
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Intersecting pathways: Eco-feminist perspectives on intersectionality, water management, and responsible tourism for gender-inclusive community development 交叉路径:生态女性主义视角下的交叉性、水资源管理和负责任的旅游业促进性别包容的社区发展
IF 4.4 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100254
Anjal Prakash , Vilina Engheepi , Shivaang Sinha

Sikkim is a Himalayan state in the northeastern part of India. Its capital Gangtok, is one of the most scenic places is visited by several tourists for a close view of nature. Springs are one of the major sources of water supply for the city, especially for the city's outskirts, and are used for irrigation for the villages around the city. With the rapid population growth, expanding urbanisation, and effects of rapidly changing climatic conditions, Sikkim is struggling to fill the increasing water demand-supply gap jeopardizing the long term security of water resources for its residents. While challenging terrain significantly affects water access, the pre-existing notion that water availability is simply a physical shortage has been debated. This fails to consider issues of water equity, where unequal distribution and social dynamics can limit access for certain groups. This paper employs an intersectional ecofeminism approach to deconstruct the pre-existing notion of how water availability is considered a physical shortage rather than being able to envision other factors that hinder the involvement of women in conserving or managing water resources. Furthermore, the paper also establishes links between such local management practices and responsible tourism growth in the region.

锡金是印度东北部的一个喜马拉雅邦。其首府甘托克(Gangtok)是风景最优美的地方之一,许多游客都会到此近距离观赏大自然。泉水是城市供水的主要来源之一,尤其是在城市外围,泉水还用于城市周围村庄的灌溉。随着人口的快速增长、城市化的不断扩大以及气候条件迅速变化的影响,锡金正在努力填补日益增长的水资源供需缺口,这危及居民的长期水资源安全。虽然具有挑战性的地形极大地影响了水资源的获取,但人们一直在争论水资源的可用性仅仅是实际短缺的概念。这就没有考虑到水的公平性问题,即不平等的分配和社会动态会限制某些群体的用水。本文采用交叉生态女性主义方法来解构现有的概念,即水资源供应如何被认为是实际短缺,而不是能够预见阻碍妇女参与保护或管理水资源的其他因素。此外,本文还在这种地方管理做法与该地区负责任的旅游业增长之间建立了联系。
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Shaping the bioeconomy: Public and private sector perceptions across European regions 打造生物经济:欧洲各地区公共和私营部门的看法
IF 3.7 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100264
Siebe Briers , Anne Ackermann , Stefanie Linser , Ivana Zivojinovic , Inazio Martinez de Arano , Johanna Klapper , Melanie Amato , Maria Aurell Osés , Leire Barañano Orbe , Fabio Boscaleri , Sari Koivula , Radek Rinn , Jasmine Versyck , Venla Wallius , Stefanie Wieland
The bioeconomy is widely viewed as a viable solution to complex global challenges and diverse actors must collaborate to create sustainable and resilient economies. The public and private sector drive this transformation through strategies, policies, and regulation business choices and investments, innovation and market implementation respectively.
The present study explores perceptions of the bioeconomy among public and private sector actors in nine European regions through the prism of their familiarity and understanding of its constituent parts: concepts, value chains, benefits and risks. The novelty of the research consists in assessing the understanding of the bioeconomy at regional level. Instead of imposing a conventional top-down agenda, it seeks to elicit practitioner conceptualisations, based on 534 survey responses conducted in the respective regional languages. Descriptive and summary statistics were used to explore the data, followed by non-parametric tests.
Key findings are: (1) A positive discourse on the bioeconomy is observed, particularly among survey respondents with high self-rated familiarity, but this may not align with its factual drawbacks. (2) Practical bioeconomy implementation is complex. Environmental benefits are perceived as its most distinguishing feature, yet respondents also consider socioeconomic elements important. Similarly, tensions are observed between personal risks versus societal benefits. Therefore, a sustainable bioeconomy must reconcile environmental and socioeconomic objectives, and different levels of impact. (3) Despite an emerging consensus on the bioeconomy's constituent elements, sector-specific focus areas and regional specificity of conditions prevent uniformity of the bioeconomy across regions. This should be taken into account in policy formulation.
人们普遍认为生物经济是应对复杂的全球挑战的可行方案,不同的参与者必须通力合作,以创造可持续和有弹性的经济。公共和私营部门分别通过战略、政策和法规、商业选择和投资、创新和市场实施来推动这一转变。本研究通过九个欧洲地区的公共和私营部门参与者对生物经济各组成部分(概念、价值链、效益和风险)的熟悉和理解,探讨了他们对生物经济的看法。这项研究的新颖之处在于评估地区层面对生物经济的理解。这项研究没有强加传统的自上而下的议程,而是根据以各地区语言进行的 534 份调查答复,寻求从业人员的概念。研究使用了描述性统计和摘要统计来探讨数据,随后进行了非参数检验:(1) 对生物经济的讨论是积极的,特别是在自评熟悉程度较高的调查对象中,但这可能与生物经济的实际缺点不一致。(2) 生物经济的实际实施是复杂的。环境效益被认为是生物经济最显著的特点,但受访者也认为社会经济因素很重要。同样,个人风险与社会效益之间也存在矛盾。因此,可持续生物经济必须兼顾环境和社会经济目标以及不同程度的影响。(3) 尽管对生物经济的构成要素正在形成共识,但具体部门的重点领域和地区条件的特殊性阻碍了各地区生物经济的统一性。在制定政策时应考虑到这一点。
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Great expectations, not-so-great performance: Participant views of community-based natural resource management in Ghana, West Africa 美好的期望,不尽人意的表现:参与者对西非加纳社区自然资源管理的看法
IF 4.4 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100251
Andrew Kyei Agyare , Lars Haubye Holbech , Nico Arcilla

Nature conservation and sustainable development goals are challenged by powerful economic incentives to exploit natural resources, particularly in many tropical countries. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) projects have been encouraged worldwide for over 40 years to improve the sustainability of nature-based livelihoods and facilitate natural resource governance in accordance with cultural and spiritual traditions. CBNRM has been implemented in Ghana, West Africa, for over 20 years in the form of Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs), but their success in supporting conservation and sustainable development goals remains the subject of debate. We evaluated participant views of 33 conservation, economic, and sociocultural outcomes through 881 interviews with people from 89 communities associated with eight CREMAs. Participants reported highest expectations and performance for outcomes including conservation awareness, increased food and honey production, and collective community action and unity. However, perceived performance failed to meet participant expectations for all 33 outcomes and particularly for conservation and economic outcomes. Expectation-performance gaps were largest for conservation outcomes such as reduced illegal logging, economic outcomes including increased income, financial assistance, and employment, and sociocultural outcomes such as the constancy of children's school attendance. Successfully addressing these gaps will depend largely on external factors, such as government effectiveness in controlling illegal logging and investments in credit and education. While this and other CBNRM approaches cannot stand alone to achieve conservation goals, with sufficient external support they can provide substantial benefits to participants and play a supporting role in conservation and as buffers to successful protected areas.

自然保护和可持续发展目标受到开采自然资源的强大经济激励的挑战,尤其是在许多热带国家。40 多年来,全世界一直鼓励开展以社区为基础的自然资源管理(CBNRM)项目,以改善以自然为基础的生计的可持续性,并根据文化和精神传统促进自然资源治理。在西非的加纳,以社区资源管理区(CREMAs)的形式实施 CBNRM 已有 20 多年的历史,但其在支持保护和可持续发展目标方面的成功与否仍是争论的焦点。我们对与八个社区资源管理区相关的 89 个社区的居民进行了 881 次访谈,评估了参与者对 33 项保护、经济和社会文化成果的看法。参与者对保护意识、粮食和蜂蜜产量的提高以及社区集体行动和团结等成果的期望和绩效都达到了最高水平。然而,在所有 33 项成果中,尤其是在保护和经济成果方面,参与者认为的绩效没有达到预期。预期绩效差距最大的是保护成果,如减少非法采伐;经济成果,包括增加收入、财政援助和就业;以及社会文化成果,如儿童入学率的稳定性。成功缩小这些差距在很大程度上取决于外部因素,如政府在控制非法砍伐方面的有效性以及在信贷和教育方面的投资。虽然这种方法和其他 CBNRM 方法不能单独实现保护目标,但如果有足够的外部支持,它们可以为参与者带来巨大的利益,并在保护中发挥辅助作用,成为成功保护区的缓冲区。
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