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Six modes of co-production for sustainability

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  • Josephine M. Chambers

    (Wageningen University
    Luc Hoffmann Institute, IUCN Conservation Centre
    University of Cambridge)

  • Carina Wyborn

    (Luc Hoffmann Institute, IUCN Conservation Centre
    Australian National University)

  • Melanie E. Ryan

    (Luc Hoffmann Institute, IUCN Conservation Centre)

  • Robin S. Reid

    (Colorado State University)

  • Maraja Riechers

    (Leuphana University of Lüneburg)

  • Anca Serban

    (Luc Hoffmann Institute, IUCN Conservation Centre)

  • Nathan J. Bennett

    (University of British Columbia
    The Peopled Seas Initiative)

  • Christopher Cvitanovic

    (Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
    Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania)

  • María E. Fernández-Giménez

    (Colorado State University)

  • Kathleen A. Galvin

    (Colorado State University)

  • Bruce E. Goldstein

    (University of Colorado Boulder)

  • Nicole L. Klenk

    (University of Toronto)

  • Maria Tengö

    (Stockholm University)

  • Ruth Brennan

    (Trinity College Dublin)

  • Jessica J. Cockburn

    (Rhodes University)

  • Rosemary Hill

    (CSIRO Land and Water
    James Cook University)

  • Claudia Munera

    (Australian National University)

  • Jeanne L. Nel

    (Nelson Mandela University
    Wageningen University & Research)

  • Henrik Österblom

    (Stockholm University)

  • Angela T. Bednarek

    (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

  • Elena M. Bennett

    (McGill University)

  • Amos Brandeis

    (Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, LTD)

  • Lakshmi Charli-Joseph

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Paul Chatterton

    (University of Leeds)

  • K. Curran

    (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

  • Pongchai Dumrongrojwatthana

    (Chulalongkorn University)

  • América Paz Durán

    (Universidad Austral de Chile
    Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad)

  • Salamatu J. Fada

    (Bangor University
    University of Jos)

  • Jean-David Gerber

    (University of Bern)

  • Jonathan M. H. Green

    (University of York)

  • Angela M. Guerrero

    (Stockholm University)

  • Tobias Haller

    (University of Bern)

  • Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu

    (Babeş-Bolyai University)

  • Beria Leimona

    (World Agroforestry (ICRAF))

  • Jasper Montana

    (University of Oxford)

  • Renee Rondeau

    (Colorado Natural Heritage Program)

  • Marja Spierenburg

    (Leiden University
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Patrick Steyaert

    (UPEM LISIS INRA)

  • Julie G. Zaehringer

    (University of Bern)

  • Rebecca Gruby

    (Colorado State University)

  • Jon Hutton

    (Luc Hoffmann Institute, IUCN Conservation Centre
    WWF International)

  • Tomas Pickering

    (Colorado State University)

Abstract

The promise of co-production to address complex sustainability challenges is compelling. Yet, co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice, encompasses diverse aims, terminologies and practices, with poor clarity over their implications. To explore this diversity, we systematically mapped differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales. We found variation in their purpose for utilizing co-production, understanding of power, approach to politics and pathways to impact. A cluster analysis identified six modes of co-production: (1) researching solutions; (2) empowering voices; (3) brokering power; (4) reframing power; (5) navigating differences and (6) reframing agency. No mode is ideal; each holds unique potential to achieve particular outcomes, but also poses unique challenges and risks. Our analysis provides a heuristic tool for researchers and societal actors to critically explore this diversity and effectively navigate trade-offs when co-producing sustainability.

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  • Josephine M. Chambers & Carina Wyborn & Melanie E. Ryan & Robin S. Reid & Maraja Riechers & Anca Serban & Nathan J. Bennett & Christopher Cvitanovic & María E. Fernández-Giménez & Kathleen A. Galvin &, 2021. "Six modes of co-production for sustainability," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 4(11), pages 983-996, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:4:y:2021:i:11:d:10.1038_s41893-021-00755-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00755-x
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