Plural valuation of nature for equity and sustainability: Insights from the Global South |
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| Institution: | 1. Basque Centre for Climate Change, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Bilbao, Spain;2. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190 Morelia, Mexico;3. Basque Foundation for Science, Ikerbasque, Bilbao, Spain;4. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;5. Instituto de Investigaciones en Educación, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico;6. Institute for Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany;7. World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Bogor 16115, Indonesia;8. Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands;9. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore 560 064, India;10. Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland;11. Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas, Universidad del Valle – Cali, Colombia;12. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Argentina;13. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa;14. FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa;15. United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan;p. United Nations University, International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 50490, Malaysia;q. Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom;r. Instituto Humboldt, calle 28 A#15-09, Bogotá D.C. 3202767, Colombia;s. Future Earth Paris Hub, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 75005 Paris, France;t. Forest Peoples Programme, 1c Fosseway Business Centre, Stratford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9NQ, United Kingdom;u. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV CONICET-UNC), Córdoba, Argentina;v. FCEFyN, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, CC 495, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina;w. Unidad Académica de Estudios Territoriales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Reforma s/n Centro, Oaxaca 68000, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | Plural valuation is about eliciting the diverse values of nature articulated by different stakeholders in order to inform decision making and thus achieve more equitable and sustainable outcomes. We explore what approaches align with plural valuation on the ground, as well as how different social-ecological contexts play a role in translating plural valuation into decisions and outcomes. Based on a co-constructed analytical approach relying on empirical information from ten cases from the Global South, we find that plural valuation contributes to equitable and sustainable outcomes if the valuation process: 1) is based on participatory value elicitation approaches; 2) is framed with a clear action-oriented purpose; 3) provides space for marginalized stakeholders to articulate their values in ways that can be included in decisions; 4) is used as a tool to identify and help reconcile different cognitive models about human-nature relations; and 5) fosters open communication and collaboration among stakeholders. We also find that power asymmetries can hinder plural valuation. As interest and support for undertaking plural valuation grows, a deeper understanding is needed regarding how it can be adapted to different purposes, approaches, and social-ecological contexts in order to contribute to social equity and sustainability. |
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| Keywords: | Knowledge co-production Transdisciplinarity Power relations Values Environmental valuation |
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