The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management

The relationships among social capital (SC) and collective actions (CA) for nature conservation and management were analyzed across five case studies characterised by specific land-use dynamics in the South American continent. Data on SC and CA were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire t...

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Main Authors: Auer, Alejandra Denise, Von Below, Jonathan, Nahuelhual, Laura, Mastrángelo, Matias, Gonzalez, Aira Edith, Gluch, Mariana, Vallejos, María, Staiano, Luciana, Laterra, Pedro, Paruelo, José
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Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9095
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901119305799
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.024
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author Auer, Alejandra Denise
Von Below, Jonathan
Nahuelhual, Laura
Mastrángelo, Matias
Gonzalez, Aira Edith
Gluch, Mariana
Vallejos, María
Staiano, Luciana
Laterra, Pedro
Paruelo, José
author_browse Auer, Alejandra Denise
Gluch, Mariana
Gonzalez, Aira Edith
Laterra, Pedro
Mastrángelo, Matias
Nahuelhual, Laura
Paruelo, José
Staiano, Luciana
Vallejos, María
Von Below, Jonathan
author_facet Auer, Alejandra Denise
Von Below, Jonathan
Nahuelhual, Laura
Mastrángelo, Matias
Gonzalez, Aira Edith
Gluch, Mariana
Vallejos, María
Staiano, Luciana
Laterra, Pedro
Paruelo, José
author_sort Auer, Alejandra Denise
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description The relationships among social capital (SC) and collective actions (CA) for nature conservation and management were analyzed across five case studies characterised by specific land-use dynamics in the South American continent. Data on SC and CA were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire to groups of selected social actors. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to identify SC components and to evaluate SC across actors and cases. The results reaffirm that: i) the multidimensional nature and complexity of SC; ii) Higher levels of SC are related to higher levels of CA; iii) social actors with developed internal and external SC can better counter adverse conditions through CA compared to actors who only have one type of SC; iv) vulnerable social actors do not necessarily have a higher SC or engage in more CA, despite their higher dependence on natural resources; v) those who hold more power or influence in the territory, have higher levels of SC and CA; vi) vulnerable actors often carry out civil/community, economic and judicial actions, while dominant and structuring actors carry out more educational/technical and political actions. Therefore, the formation and maintenance of SC of the most vulnerable actors and those who support them must be a priority for political action, in order to counteract the asymmetric power relations that lead to the exclusion and marginalization of many rural actors.
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spelling INTA90952022-07-12T12:04:56Z The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management Auer, Alejandra Denise Von Below, Jonathan Nahuelhual, Laura Mastrángelo, Matias Gonzalez, Aira Edith Gluch, Mariana Vallejos, María Staiano, Luciana Laterra, Pedro Paruelo, José Redes Sociales Servicio de los Ecosistemas Análisis Capital Social Gobernancia Conservación de la Naturaleza Social Nerworks Ecosystem Services Analysis Social Capital Governance Nature Conservation The relationships among social capital (SC) and collective actions (CA) for nature conservation and management were analyzed across five case studies characterised by specific land-use dynamics in the South American continent. Data on SC and CA were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire to groups of selected social actors. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to identify SC components and to evaluate SC across actors and cases. The results reaffirm that: i) the multidimensional nature and complexity of SC; ii) Higher levels of SC are related to higher levels of CA; iii) social actors with developed internal and external SC can better counter adverse conditions through CA compared to actors who only have one type of SC; iv) vulnerable social actors do not necessarily have a higher SC or engage in more CA, despite their higher dependence on natural resources; v) those who hold more power or influence in the territory, have higher levels of SC and CA; vi) vulnerable actors often carry out civil/community, economic and judicial actions, while dominant and structuring actors carry out more educational/technical and political actions. Therefore, the formation and maintenance of SC of the most vulnerable actors and those who support them must be a priority for political action, in order to counteract the asymmetric power relations that lead to the exclusion and marginalization of many rural actors. EEA Balcarce Fil: Auer, Alejandra Denise. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Auer, Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Von Below, Jonathan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Nahuelhual, Laura. Universidad Austral de Chile. Centro de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes; Argentina. Fil: Mastrángelo, Matías. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Mastrángelo, Matías. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: González, Aira Edith. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: González, Aira Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Gluch, Mariana. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina. Fil: Vallejos, María. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Fil: Vallejos, María. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias; Uruguay. Fil: Staiano, Luciana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Fil: Laterra, Pedro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Laterra, Pedro. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina. Fil: Paruelo, José Maria. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias; Uruguay. Fil: Paruelo, José Maria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. 2021-04-15T12:52:03Z 2021-04-15T12:52:03Z 2020-05 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9095 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901119305799 1462-9011 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.024 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Environmental Science & Policy 107 : 168-178 (2020)
spellingShingle Redes Sociales
Servicio de los Ecosistemas
Análisis
Capital Social
Gobernancia
Conservación de la Naturaleza
Social Nerworks
Ecosystem Services
Analysis
Social Capital
Governance
Nature Conservation
Auer, Alejandra Denise
Von Below, Jonathan
Nahuelhual, Laura
Mastrángelo, Matias
Gonzalez, Aira Edith
Gluch, Mariana
Vallejos, María
Staiano, Luciana
Laterra, Pedro
Paruelo, José
The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
title The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
title_full The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
title_fullStr The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
title_full_unstemmed The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
title_short The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
title_sort role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
topic Redes Sociales
Servicio de los Ecosistemas
Análisis
Capital Social
Gobernancia
Conservación de la Naturaleza
Social Nerworks
Ecosystem Services
Analysis
Social Capital
Governance
Nature Conservation
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.024
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