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- Title
Collaborative Governance Networks: A Case Study of Argentina's Forest Law.
- Authors
Inguaggiato, Carla; Ceddia, Michele Graziano; Tschopp, Maurice; Christopoulos, Dimitris
- Abstract
Deforestation causes biodiversity loss and the eviction of small-scale ranchers and indigenous people. Accordingly, it is a global issue in environmental politics. This article analyzes a participatory governance system associated with the implementation of Argentina's forest law in a hotspot of deforestation: the province of Salta in the Gran Chaco ecoregion. Specifically, this article investigates policy actors' core beliefs, how they match with policy network clusters, and how this affects the implementation of the forest law. The study is based on a unique data set derived from extensive fieldwork and a network survey among all actors who participate in the policy forums. After defining three main core beliefs that describe policy actors' motivations, we systematically analyze all key actors' beliefs as well as their interactions in the various policy networks. This analysis shows that it is necessary to empirically identify coalitions based on both behavior and core beliefs to understand the limited implementation of the law. Our methodological approach holds promise for the analysis of other governance systems where multiple stakeholders engage in consensus-oriented decision-making.
- Subjects
ARGENTINA; GRAN Chaco; FORESTRY laws; NETWORK governance; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; INDIGENOUS peoples; DEFORESTATION
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 18, p10000
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su131810000