Supporting cross-scalar environmental governance

Effective mechanisms for bridging global environmental governance institutions where decision-making and governance principles are established with the experiences, knowledge, and worldviews of local peoples, communities, and conservation practitioners are increasingly necessary. Large-scale planning initiatives for conservation and mitigating climate change are cross-scalar endeavors. Therefore there is a critical need for governance mechanisms that effectively decentralize decision-making and respect the diversity of experiences, worldviews, ontologies, and epistemologies. This project aims to support equitable and effective environmental and natural resource governance and generate knowledge about inclusive, impactful learning by supporting interdisciplinary academic research relating to a partnership of governance actors (i.e., individuals and/or organizations involved in governance). The research will involve reviews of current governance approaches at various scales (i.e., local, national, regional, international), will consider how such governance approaches affect communities, especially in the context of climate change and will work towards developing tools (i.e., online portal) to support learning and equity among governance actors involved in our work.

Faculty Supervisor:

Melanie Zurba

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Partner:

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Natural Resources

University:

Dalhousie University

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