Collaborative process

Article from Conservation International on possible future conflicts arising from droughts and water rights issues. They emphasize the importance of working with partners to establish agreements between countries as soon as possible to prevent conflict.

“Participation” has for years been a buzzword in environmental policy and research. Conventional wisdom tells us that if decisions and policies are arrived at through participatory processes, processes and outcomes will be more appealing and projects will more successfully achieve their goals. Hundreds of on-the-ground efforts at participatory planning have shown us that participation in the real world is complex – we have numerous examples of both glowing successes and total flops.

This article coauthored by CCC director, Dr. Robin Reid  was recently awarded the 2012 Sustainability Science Award for having a great contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through integration of ecological and social sciences. Abstract and link are below. 

 In this interview with founder and chairman of Conservation International, Peter Seligmann, he talks about the organizations choice to refocus on efforts to link environmental conservation to "the economic self-interest  of surrounding communitites and countries."

For interview, see link below. 

16 JUNE 2012
Jou 12: Day 12
Lapli Pa Tonbe: The Rain Does Not Fall

Any collaborative conservationist would appreciate and readily receive an extra dose of equanimity. But calmness under pressure is hard to come by these days, especially among emotionally charged opinion seekers like me. As a supposed “relationship master,” I’m envious of those “architects of analysis” and those “drivers of decision-making” who surround me and who seem so skilled at (calmly) synthesizing, structuring, and solidifying effective thought, word, and action.

Any collaborative conservationist would appreciate and readily receive an extra dose of equanimity. But calmness under pressure is hard to come by these days, especially among emotionally charged opinion seekers like me. As a supposed “relationship master,” I’m envious of those “architects of analysis” and those “drivers of decision-making” who surround me and who seem so skilled at (calmly) synthesizing, structuring, and solidifying effective thought, word, and action.

 The infiltration of pine beetles in South Dakota has caused both loggers and members of the Lakota tribe to work together and are both working to clear the infected trees in their region.