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Advocacy coalitions and protected areas creation process: Case study in the Amazon
1AgroParisTech & Montpellier Recherche en Management, France.
Journal of Environmental Management
|April 29, 2017
Summary
Protected areas emerge from actor coalitions sharing common goals for conservation. Their policy effectiveness depends on resources, socio-political context, and international pressure, varying by conservation type.
Area of Science:
- Conservation Science
- Environmental Policy
- Political Science
Background:
- Protected areas are crucial for global conservation efforts.
- Research often criticizes top-down governmental decisions in protected area creation.
- Long-term historical and strategic policy analysis offers deeper insights into policy effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the emergence and policy-making process of protected areas using the advocacy coalition framework.
- To compare the dynamics of protected area coalitions in the French and Brazilian Amazon.
- To understand factors influencing the environmental effectiveness of protected areas.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the advocacy coalition framework (ACF).
- Conducted a comparative study in the French and Brazilian Amazon.
- Employed qualitative embedded research methods for in-depth analysis.
Main Results:
- Protected area creation is driven by coalitions of actors from diverse fields and scales, united by shared interests.
- While coalitions aim to limit deforestation, they differ in their conservation approaches (biodiversity, population-based, sustainable management).
- Policy effectiveness hinges on internal coalition resources and external factors like socio-political context and international pressure.
Conclusions:
- Coalition dynamics and context significantly shape protected area policy success.
- Understanding the interplay of internal and external factors is vital for effective conservation.
- Qualitative research is essential for explaining differential environmental effectiveness across socio-political contexts.
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