Relational place-based solutions for environmental policy misalignments

Hannah M Kobluk; Anne K Salomon; Adam T Ford; Andrew N Kadykalo; Mateen A Hessami; Pierre-Alexandre Labranche; Carmen Richter; Wendy J Palen; Ḥapinyuuk Tommy Happynook; Murray M Humphries; Elena M Bennett

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.01.001

Relational place-based solutions for environmental policy misalignments

Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Mar;39(3):217-220. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.01.001. Epub 2024 Jan 25.

Affiliations

¹ School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: hmkobluk@gmail.com.
² School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
⁴ Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada.
⁶ Earth to Ocean Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
⁷ Huu-ay-aht First Nations, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
⁸ Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada; Centre for Indigenous Nutrition and Environment, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
⁹ Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada; Bieler School of Environment, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 38278702
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.01.001

Abstract

Current reductionist approaches to environmental governance cannot resolve social-ecological crises. Siloed institutions fail to address linked social and ecological processes, thereby neglecting issues of equity, justice, and cumulative effects. Global insights can be gained from Indigenous-led initiatives that support the resilience of relationships within and among places.

Keywords: environmental governance; indigenous-led conservation; institutional mismatches; problems of fit; social-ecological systems.

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources*
Ecosystem*
Environmental Policy
Social Environment