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Defining and identifying relevant stakeholders to advance effective conservation
Milan Büscher1, Felix Przesdzink1, Christian Wilhelmy1
1Biology Didactics, Institute of Biology, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany.
Summary
We propose a clear, configurable definition of stakeholder and a 6-step workflow to identify them. This improves communication and operationalization for environmental governance and conservation science research.
Area of Science:
- Environmental governance
- Conservation science
- Transdisciplinary research
Background:
- The term 'stakeholder' lacks a universal definition, hindering transdisciplinary research.
- Ambiguity in stakeholder definitions impedes effective communication and operationalization in environmental fields.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a project-configurable definition of stakeholder.
- To create a transparent and defensible stakeholder identification workflow.
Main Methods:
- Integrated Schmitter's holder types and Mitchell et al.'s salience model.
- Synthesized role-based and salience-based stakeholder views.
- Developed a 6-step workflow using expert discussion, scoring, and validation.
Main Results:
- A synthesized definition: stakeholder is someone with roles and priority for an issue.
- A 6-step workflow to refine an actor universe into a manageable stakeholder set.
- Demonstrated application to a peatland rewetting project, refining network boundaries and salience thresholds.
Conclusions:
- The proposed definition and workflow offer a transparent tool for selecting and justifying stakeholders.
- Aims to aid scientists, managers, and policymakers in environmental governance and conservation.
- Facilitates improved communication and operationalization of the stakeholder concept in research and practice.
Keywords:
ciencias de la conservaciónconservation sciencedefinición de actorenvironmental governanceflujo de trabajo de identificación de actoresgestión ambientalholder typologymodelo de Salienciasalience modelstakeholder definitionstakeholder identification workflowtipología Holder保护科学利益相关者定义持有者类型环境治理识别利益相关者流程重要性模型More Related Videos
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