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What factors enable or hinder engagement of civil society in ecosystem management? The case of ‘pike factories’ and wetland restoration in Sweden

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  • Malgorzata Blicharska
  • Patrik Rönnbäck

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Engaging civil society in conservation activities is an important complementary strategy to counteract ongoing biodiversity decline and loss of ecosystem services. Since 2011, the Swedish Anglers Association (SAA) has cooperated with landowners to restore wetlands nationwide. We investigated factors that enabled or hindered civil society-led wetland restoration in Sweden through interviews and surveys with the SAA's project leaders and landowners. Principal internal and external factors contributing to the project's implementation included: flexibility and adaptive management of its leadership; support from authorities and policies; the good reputation of the SAA team; and landowners’ willingness to cooperate. The latter was linked to their feelings of environmental responsibility, the low investment required by them, and expectations of some benefits. We discuss the need to enable adaptive management in environmental management projects, adjust existing policies to their needs, and re-think funding strategies to consider the long-term nature of such projects.

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  • Malgorzata Blicharska & Patrik Rönnbäck, 2018. "What factors enable or hinder engagement of civil society in ecosystem management? The case of ‘pike factories’ and wetland restoration in Sweden," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(5-6), pages 950-969, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:61:y:2018:i:5-6:p:950-969
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1350145
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