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Land and power framework for assessing Ecosystem Essential Area policy.

Muhammad Alif K Sahide¹, Micah R Fisher^1,2, Emban Ibnurusyd Mas'ud¹

¹Forest and Society Research Group, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.

|September 3, 2020

Summary

This study introduces a land and power framework to evaluate conservation policies. It determines if new policies reinforce old bureaucratic norms or foster adaptive management reflecting diverse stakeholder interests.

Keywords:

Anticipating bureaucracy Ecosystem Essential Area Land and power Multi-stakeholder arrangements

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Area of Science:

Environmental policy analysis
Conservation management
Bureaucratic theory

Background:

Voluntary conservation areas are increasingly common.
Assessing policy impact requires understanding bureaucratic structures.
Balancing conservation goals with diverse stakeholder interests is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a land and power framework for evaluating voluntary conservation area policies.
To determine if new policies revert to traditional bureaucratic models or establish new norms.
To analyze how policies accommodate diverse stakeholder interests in conservation.

Main Methods:

Utilizing an interest-based power framework.
Analyzing land and power dynamics within conservation bureaucracies and multi-stakeholder arrangements.
Proposing a conceptual framework to assess policy outcomes.

Main Results:

The framework identifies two potential outcomes: adherence to conventional bureaucratic models or the emergence of new management forms.
New management forms prioritize adaptive outcomes aligned with diverse actor interests over bureaucratic processes.
The analysis highlights the struggle of actors to achieve interests and agendas within existing structures.

Conclusions:

The land and power framework offers a novel approach to assessing conservation policy effectiveness.
Policies can either reinforce existing bureaucratic norms or drive the development of adaptive, interest-inclusive management.
Understanding the interplay of land, power, and bureaucracy is crucial for successful conservation initiatives.