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Blind men with an elephant ?

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  • Clément Feger

    (AgroParisTech)

  • Emily Mckenzie

    (WWF-US)

  • Bhaskar Vira

    (Department of Geography [Cambridge, UK] - CAM - University of Cambridge [UK])

  • Laurent Mermet

    (AgroParisTech)

Abstract

Some of you may recognize this story: A group of blind men learn about an elephant by touching it. Each feels only one part – the trunk, the tusk, the belly. When they describe the elephant, they are in complete disagreement. Natural capital approaches are applied in complicated contexts. And, such as this Indian parable, teams applying these approaches often see only part of the picture. Governance and Accounting for the Management of Ecological Systems (GAMES)– a Luc Hoffmann Institute project with the University of Cambridge, WWF, AgroParisTech, and NatCap – has developed a ‘Context Diagnostic for Conservation' to help natural capital practitioners better understand the broader context in which they are working, or elephant they are touching, if you will.

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  • Clément Feger & Emily Mckenzie & Bhaskar Vira & Laurent Mermet, 2017. "Blind men with an elephant ?," Post-Print hal-01931163, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01931163
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