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  • Environmental governance
  • Social-ecological systems (SESs)
  • Complex systems theory

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  • Environmental governance must address complex social-ecological systems (SESs).
  • Regime shifts in SESs are often triggered by external drivers like climate change.
  • Existing governance approaches may lack the capacity for transformative change.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Define transformative governance as a novel approach to environmental management.
  • Highlight its role in actively managing and triggering regime shifts in SESs.
  • Identify key components and capacities required for transformative governance.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesizing ecological theories of cross-scale dynamics in complex systems.
  • Integrating social theories of change, innovation, and technological transformation.
  • Comparing transformative governance with adaptive governance frameworks.

Main Results:

  • Transformative governance aims to shift degraded SESs to more functional regimes.
  • It requires altering system structures and processes, demanding higher risk tolerance and systemic investment.
  • Restructured economies and power relations are essential for fostering new SES regimes.

Conclusions:

  • Transformative governance offers a proactive strategy for responding to climate change-induced regime shifts.
  • Future research should focus on identifying drivers and leading indicators of social-ecological thresholds.
  • This approach has the potential to foster resilience and desirable transformations in SESs.