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¹Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7N 5A5, Saskatchewan, Canada. m.reed@usask.ca

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Area of Science:

Environmental Management
Political Ecology
Conservation Science

Background:

Community-based approaches are advocated for environmental sustainability.
Nation states like Canada exhibit differentiated environmental management capacities across regions.
Power differentials and varying costs influence regional environmental management.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a conceptual framework for regional environmental management regimes.
To analyze how key elements interact to produce uneven management outcomes.
To compare management in two Canadian biosphere reserves.

Main Methods:

Utilized political ecology insights.
Developed a conceptual framework for regional environmental management.
Conducted a comparative analysis of two Canadian biosphere reserves (Clayoquot Sound and Redberry Lake).

Main Results:

Governance and institutional capacities significantly explain uneven local environmental management outcomes.
Strong public and civic sectors result in robust, publicly vetted management.
Weak public sectors and private land ownership allow environmental NGOs to dominate management, excluding civic and state involvement.

Conclusions:

Differences in governance and institutional capacity are critical for varied environmental management outcomes.
While NGO-led management may enhance environmental sustainability, it can compromise social sustainability.
The efficacy of community-based management is questioned when civic and state involvement is excluded.