1st Edition

Participatory Governance of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Canada and Israel Resolving Natural Resource Conflicts

By Natasha Donevska Copyright 2021
182 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores how participatory governance processes help to find integrated solutions to resource-based development while protecting ecosystems in UNESCO designated areas. Participatory Governance of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Canada and Israel explores how stakeholders’ participation in decision-making processes related to natural resource management facilitates or hinders the... Read more

1. Reconciliation of people and nature as a fundamental challenge

2. Transforming social-ecological systems

3. Integrating nature protection and local development through the concept of biosphere reserves

4. Shared goals and participation commitment: Participatory Decision Making in the Megiddo Biosphere Region

5. Integration or further division: Participatory Decision Making in the Mount Carmel Biosphere Reserve

6. Moving beyond the war in the woods: Participatory Decision Making in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Region

7. Science as the language of peace: Participatory Decision Making in the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region

8. Resolving natural resource use conflicts by integrating nature conservation and sustainable development goals

Biography

Natasha Donevska holds a PhD in Climate and Environmental Policy from the Technical University Munich, Germany. She works as a consultant and lecturer for sustainable development in relation to UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.