dc.contributor.author | Guibrunet, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gerritsen, P. R. W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sierra-Huelsz, J. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Flores-Díaz, A. C. | |
dc.contributor.author | García-Frapolli, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | García-Serrano, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pascual, U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Balvanera, P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-16T09:52:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-16T09:52:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-06-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | People and Nature: 3 (3): 528-541-541 (2021) | es_ES |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/62208 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this article, we explore why conservation schemes that have positive outcomes through the participation of local communities cannot necessarily be deemed as just. We observe that recognition (understood as inclusion and respect) of local communities value-systems, a key factor towards environmental justice, is not often achieved in conservation governance. We build our argument on the authors extensive research on four Mexican forest areas and contrast our insights with the literature on environmental justice and conservation. All four cases are characterised by positive conservation outcomes as well as the inclusion of local communities in conservation governance, and as such are typically considered best-practice conservation initiatives in Mexico. Yet, in all cases, our engagement with local community members leads us to believe that their value-systems fail to be recognised in conservation governance. Three main factors appear to hinder recognition: (a) the dominant knowledge-system underpinning conservation action prevails in legal frameworks; (b) financial resources heavily determine power relations in decision-making, and (c) a lack of sensitiveness to local cultural norms affects local stakeholders capacity to communicate with external actors that design and implement conservation action. We conclude that achieving meaningful recognition of local communities value-systems requires: (a) developing awareness of the structural political and economic factors impacting on decision-making in conservation, and (b) an epistemological transformation, permeating conservation governance, in which local communities value-systems are considered one of various legitimate knowledge-systems. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. © 2021 The Authors. People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | ACFD's research was funded by a fellowship from CONACYT (02‐291222) at the Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, UNAM. U.P. is supported under the Basque Centre for Climate Change ‘Unit of Excellence’ (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness; MDM‐2017‐0714). Programa de becas posdoctorales en la UNAM de la Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | People and Nature | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | conservation | es_ES |
dc.subject | environmental justice | es_ES |
dc.subject | epistemology | es_ES |
dc.subject | forests | es_ES |
dc.subject | governance | es_ES |
dc.subject | power | es_ES |
dc.subject | values of nature | es_ES |
dc.title | Beyond participation: How to achieve the recognition of local communities’ value-systems in conservation? Some insights from Mexico | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © 2021 The Authors. People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10203 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/pan3.10203 | |
dc.contributor.funder | Basque Centre for Climate Chang | |
dc.contributor.funder | Centro de Investigaciones en Geograf?a Ambiental | |
dc.contributor.funder | CONACYT | |
dc.contributor.funder | Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | |
dc.contributor.funder | National Autonomous University of Mexico | |