Collaborative learning to unlock investments for functional ecological infrastructure: Bridging barriers in social-ecological systems in South Africa

被引：43

作者：

Angelstam, Per ^{[1
]}

Barnes, Garth ^{[2
]}

Elbakidze, Marine ^{[1
]}

Marais, Christo ^{[2
]}

Marsh, Alex ^{[3
]}

Polonsky, Sarah ^{[2
]}

Richardson, David M. ^{[4
]}

Rivers, Nina ^{[5
]}

Shackleton, Ross T. ^{[4
]}

Stafford, William ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Fac Forest Sci, Sch Forest Management, Forest Landscape Soc Network, POB 43, SE-73921 Skinnskatteberg, Sweden

[2] Nat Resource Management Programmes, Dept Environm Affairs, 14 Loop St, ZA-8000 Cape Town, South Africa

[3] South African Natl Biodivers Inst, Private Bag X7, ZA-7735 Claremont, South Africa

[4] Stellenbosch Univ, Dept Bot & Zool, Ctr Invas Biol, ZA-7620 Matieland, South Africa

[5] Living Lands, 120 Belvedere Rd, ZA-7708 Cape Town, South Africa

[6] CSIR, Nat Resources & Environm Unit, POB 320, ZA-7599 Stellenbosch, South Africa

来源：

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | 2017年 / 27卷

基金：

瑞典研究理事会; 新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

Ecological (green) infrastructure; Landscape restoration; Active adaptive management; Landscape approach; Learning by evaluation; Scaling-up; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; NATURAL-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION; BIOSPHERE RESERVES; FOREST; HABITAT; RESTORATION; LANDSCAPES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.04.012

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Maintenance of functional ecological (or green) infrastructure is threatened by habitat conversion, fragmentation and loss, water scarcity, invasive species, climate change, resource extraction, poor policy implementation and societal inequity. Using South Africa as a case study, our transdisciplinary team identified actions likely to be effective in scaling up research and development projects that support implementation of policy about ecological infrastructure by active adaptive management. Based on expert knowledge at three scales, we analysed South Africa's opportunity to active adaptive management and to unlock investments that enhance functional ecological infrastructure. Barriers included lack of trust among actors, limited collaborative governance and integrated planning, including local partnerships; as well as a poor inclusion of evidence-based knowledge based on monitoring of landscape restoration efforts and its social and ecological consequences. Bridges include practicing transdisciplinary knowledge production, enhancing social learning among actors and stakeholders, and advocacy based on improved understanding. We propose a portfolio of place-based actions that could help to facilitate unlocking investments for functional ecological infrastructure by prioritising conservation, management and restoration through integrated cross-scale, collaborative and multi-sector spatial planning. Understanding the structure and dynamics of social-ecological systems, identifying champions, framing key messages for different audiences, and sharing failures and success stories internationally, are crucial requirements to unlock investments.

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页码：291 / 304

页数：14