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Multistakeholder platforms for natural resource governance

Lessons From Eight Landscape-Level Cases

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ID4239702
AuthorsBlake D Ratner (0000-0001-5233-2216), Allan Larson (0000-0002-2950-8583), Anne M Larson, Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti (0000-0002-5251-9619), Sarmiento Barletti (0000-0003-4808-4787, World Agroforestry Centre), Hagar Eldidi (0000-0002-2685-5416, International Food Policy Research Institute), Delia Catacutan (0000-0001-9292-008X, World Agroforestry Centre), Fiona Flintan (0000-0002-9732-097X, International Livestock Research Institute), Diana Suhardiman (0000-0003-0123-1903), Thomas Falk (0000-0002-2200-3048, Philipps University of Marburg), Ruth Meinzen-Dick (0000-0003-4782-3074, International Food Policy Research Institute)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue2
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-13168-270202
OpenAlexW4225620570
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited30

Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) are the subject of increasing attention and investment in the domain of collaborative natural resource governance, yet evidence-based guidance is slim on policy and investment priorities to leverage the MSP approach. We provide a comparative analysis of eight landscape-level MSPs spanning seven countries (Peru, Brazil, India, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and a cross-border case from Kenya and Somalia), representing a diversity of resource systems covering forests, rangelands, and multiuse agricultural landscapes. Applying an adapted social-ecological systems framework, our synthesis identifies the influence of these MSPs on patterns of stakeholder interaction and draws implications for the design and organization of MSPs that are both appropriate and effective. From the cases, we distill lessons addressing: (1) how to design an MSP in relation to the governance context, including the fit between institutional and ecological dimensions of the system and with attention to cross-scale linkages; (2) how to implement inclusive processes that address power inequities, including through capacity building and procedural rules; and (3) how to support adaptive learning to expand the MSP’s influence over time, including monitoring outcomes, adapting the scope of stakeholder engagement, and investing in MSP durability

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
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