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{"title":"Why history matters to planning: Climate change, colonialism & maladaptation","authors":"Sarah Kehler,&nbsp;S. Jeff Birchall","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Preparing for the future remains an enigma: Climate change is worsening and communities are already overwhelmed by disastrous impacts. Adaptation planning has the potential to prepare communities, yet adaptations are often maladaptive, having the unintended effect of increasing vulnerability. Maladaptation begets maladaptation, leaving communities trapped in maladaptive path dependencies (MPDs). Tracing maladaptation backward in history reveals how MPDs are deeply rooted in settler colonialism. This issue cannot be addressed by simply increasing adaptation efforts today. Exploring alternate paths may be the only means forward. Indigenous worldviews provide insight into ways of relating people and place beyond the colonial status quo, producing contextual, effective adaptations. Deep and personal biocultural relationships enable better understanding of complex socio-ecological systems, more accurate knowledge and, critically, adaptive learning. Currently, MPDs and extractive knowledge practices render adaptation co-management impossible: Indigenous Knowledge is appropriated to further development goals, erasing Indigenous Leadership and, in the process, hobbling adaptive learning. In this short perspective article we explore the temporal relationship of spatial planning, the impact of climate change and the urgent need for transformation. In particular, we showcase how in order to effectively address climate vulnerability, adaptation planning must first reconcile the historical roots of MPDs and ongoing Indigenous injustice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104076"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inclusive policy development from the ground up: Insights from the household water-energy-food nexus","authors":"Maha Al-Zu’bi ,&nbsp;Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi ,&nbsp;Bassel Daher ,&nbsp;Youssef Brouziyne","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104084","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104084","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite substantial contemporary research and a growing trend in exploring the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus, most research efforts have been invested in macro-level supply-side infrastructure and policies. However, prioritizing demand-side management policies can provide new opportunities and untapped potential for addressing interconnected resource challenges. Demand management inherently encompasses users’ consumption patterns, behaviors, socio-economic conditions, and choices, thereby necessitating active engagement and participation. Understanding household-level demands is fundamental to assess the demand for and consumption of water, energy, and food, as well as to inform policy decisions. In this context, our study investigated household consumption patterns within the interconnected WEF nexus, including daily practices such as cooking and washing, conservation measures, household governance, and their cross-cutting relationships with climate change. As a case study, we conducted our research in the Jabal Al Natheef neighborhood of Amman City, Jordan. Our findings reveal that households can propose and enact climate-friendly decisions. Significant gender-related differences were also observed in decisions made across WEF household practices. Additionally, households’ perspectives highlighted governance issues and revealed gaps in policy implementation along with the need for more inclusive decision-making processes. Our results underscore the importance of understanding household-level WEF nexus dynamics and daily practices in informing environmental policies, particularly those related to climate action. Such policies are best developed from the bottom-up by incorporating household insights, rather than relying solely on top-down, one-size-fits-all solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104084"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the urban systemic scenarios of improving socioecological conditions in an informal settlement of a developing country with a system dynamics model","authors":"Alejandra Acevedo-De-los-Ríos ,&nbsp;Favio R. Chumpitaz-Requena ,&nbsp;Daniel R. Rondinel-Oviedo ,&nbsp;Úrsula Cárdenas-Mamani ,&nbsp;Johan Manuel Redondo","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104079","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104079","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Informal settlements (IS) present a complex system of social, economic, and ecological interactions that arise spontaneously and unplanned in urban areas and require a forward-looking and comprehensive approach to address their socio-ecological interactions. Moreover, an IS is conceptually considered a sub-system within a broader urban system, interacting with and influenced by internal and external factors. This study aims to model these interactions and factors using System Dynamics (SD), with the objective of simulating and evaluating decisions, actions, and their dynamic consequences concerning settlement consolidation (e.g., enhancing and optimizing urban areas) and improving women's access to formal employment opportunities. Consequently, a 10 year framework SD model for five scenarios was developed, including: (S0) Business as Usual (BAU); (S1) Time quality scenario; (S2) Women in formal employment scenario; (S3) Circularity scenario; and (S4) Comprehensive scenario. The results indicate that the implementation of individual solutions, such as improving the quality of men's working time (without overtime), formal employment for women (equalizing income conditions with men), water circularity (use of fog catchers and the recycling of greywater as a supply), and organic waste management (organic compost for urban gardens and the implementation of urban agriculture), does not fully leverage potential synergies. However, a comprehensive scenario that combines individual solutions jointly achieves a decrease in the time needed to improve women's conditions in formal employability (47.5 %), which is related to the settlement consolidation process. These findings provide insight into possible action strategies and policy implications for effectively addressing the challenges associated with informal settlements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104079"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The integration of peatlands into the EU Common Agricultural Policy: Recent progress and remaining challenges","authors":"Ralf Nordbeck ,&nbsp;Karl Hogl ,&nbsp;Lena Schaller","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104077","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104077","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The conservation and sustainable agricultural management of peatlands to protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change are major challenges for the EU and its member states (MSs). Therefore, for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) period 2023–2027, the EU has developed a new policy framework to better integrate peatland protection and management. This paper reviews the policy framework of the CAP 2023–2027 with respect to peatland integration and the CAP Strategic Plans of all 27 EU MSs for its implementation. The analysis is based on five key issues: (1) the management practices established under the Good Agricultural and Ecological Condition 2 (GAEC 2) to protect wetlands and peatlands, (2) the year in which GAEC 2 will enter into force in the MS, (3) decisions regarding the eligibility of paludiculture products, (4) the integration of peatland-related measures into the eco-schemes under Pillar I of the CAP, and (5) specific measures under Pillar II of the CAP to support the sustainable management of peatlands. Our benchmark study highlights the important progress made in recent years and the remaining challenges. The CAP 2023–27 provides a completely new framework for the integration of peatlands by combining minimum regulatory standards and financial incentives to support better peatland management. A few frontrunner countries are fully employing the CAP's flexible instrument approach to peatland protection. However, most MSs are still in the early stages of integrating peatlands into their CAP strategic plans. Accordingly, the regulatory standard of GAE2 is not yet complemented by a wider range of financial incentives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104077"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How do stakeholders engage with critical cartography in planning? Analysis of a decision-making process in marine governance","authors":"Juliette Davret,&nbsp;Brice Trouillet","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Maps play a vital role in planning processes, especially marine spatial planning (MSP), as they are the primary means of representing the vast ocean spaces for stakeholders. While numerous studies have explored the roles stakeholders play and their involvement in MSP, few have considered how maps are created for these stakeholders or how they interpret them. This research seeks to unveil the ‘black box’ of mapping, highlighting how stakeholders engage with the decision-making aspects of map creation and expanding the knowledge base in this domain. It examines the interplay between power and knowledge by analysing how laypeople engage in critical cartography and why it is crucial they understand the maps. Data was collected from focus groups consisting of 30 stakeholders from professional marine sectors, civil society and state departments. The findings reveal that stakeholders actively engage in critical cartography, demonstrating how power dynamics are shaped by the use and perception of maps. These dynamics often reinforce the dominance of already powerful stakeholders. The study confirms the existence of non-academic critical cartography and emphasises the importance of taking it into account in multi-stakeholder workshops and participatory mapping projects to prevent the reinforcement of power imbalances. This approach can foster a more equitable mapping process, ensuring that all voices are heard.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104083"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143879350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrity challenges in carbon markets: Comparing UNFCCC and voluntary REDD+ verification in the Amazon Biome","authors":"Dahye Yang,&nbsp;HyeMin Park","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104080","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104080","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon market integrity issues, such as leakage, double counting, and over-counting of reductions, lead to reputation, conversion, and carbon credit invalidation risks of market mechanisms. This study identified the risk factors for carbon markets by comparing the verification methodologies for emission reductions of the UNFCCC, Verra, and Gold Standard (GS). The verification methodologies for high-profile Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) projects were analyzed, targeting the Amazon biome, which holds the largest carbon credits from REDD+ projects. We used Brazil’s 2024 submission of the Forest Reference Emission Level and the REDD+ project descriptions of Verra and GS. Based on the Code of Practice and Core Carbon Principles, this study found that the baseline, leakage, and carbon pools are the main elements affecting the quality of carbon credits. The UNFCCC uses a results-based approach, subtracting current emissions from historical emissions, whereas Verra and GS use a business-as-usual approach, subtracting projected emissions from a baseline scenario. While the UNFCCC considers national emissions to prevent leakage within a country, Verra and GS exclude the estimated leakage near project sites from their reductions. Based on these results, this study estimated the carbon stocks for deforested and degraded areas in the Amazon in 2021 to be 910,900,983 tCO₂eq for UNFCCC; 757,123,531 tCO₂eq for Verra; and 817,150,150 tCO₂eq for GS. To ensure integrity within carbon markets, we suggest standardizing verification bodies’ methodologies, using results-based reduction methodology, establishing project sites in legal jurisdictions, and calculating carbon pools in emissions consistent with the host country’s data.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104080"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrative literature review on co-concepts in connection with nature-based solutions","authors":"Simo Sarkki ,&nbsp;Mia Pihlajamäki ,&nbsp;Katriina Soini ,&nbsp;Ann Ojala ,&nbsp;Tatiana Kluvankova ,&nbsp;Martin Spacek ,&nbsp;Himansu Mishra ,&nbsp;Juha Hiedanpää","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104073","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Collaborative approaches are increasingly analyzed in literature on environmental planning, governance, and management. However, three recent systematic literature reviews found that several co-concepts such as co-creation, co-design and co-production are often used interchangeably. We aim to add conceptual clarity on the co-concepts by using Nature-based solutions (NBS) as a case study. We conduct an integrative qualitative literature review on the concepts of co-creation, co-design, co-production and co-governance as used in connection to NBS. We screened 93 papers to identify key principles associated with the co-concepts linking especially to who are included in collaboration (stakeholders from policy, business, society and science), and why these collaborative approaches are needed (e.g. to develop contextual NBS approaches). We identified also key differences relating especially on the targeted output of the collaboration, and on how the collaboration is envisaged to happen across the co-concepts. Based on the results, we propose definitions for these concepts where co-creation refers to overall NBS “cycle”, co-design links to tools, co-production targets knowledge, and co-governance wider socio-environmental system. Furthermore, we also discuss emerging theme to consider multispecies actors as active collaborators in shaping NBS grounded in coevolutionary view. Our review helps to bring conceptual clarity on the use of co-concepts in NBS literature, and also to enhance their collaborative development, implementation, evaluation and finally impact. This is especially important in the era when co-concepts are widely used, but without clear definitions on their meaning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104073"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From fragmentation to consolidation: An integrated approach for multidimensional analysis of water security in Langat River Basin, Malaysia","authors":"Nur Hairunnisa Rafaai ,&nbsp;Khai Ern Lee ,&nbsp;Noor Zarina Mohd Nazir ,&nbsp;Amirruddin Abdul Kadir ,&nbsp;Ainul Rasyidah Ab Rahim ,&nbsp;Mazlin Mokhtar ,&nbsp;Thian Lai Goh","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The river basins in Peninsular Malaysia face imminent water security threats due to rapid socioeconomic development activities. Current assessments primarily focus on isolated issues, leading to fragmented and inconsistent data across institutions and agencies. This fragmentation hampers policymakers' ability to comprehend and interpret assessment outcomes, compromising sustainable water resource planning and management. To address these challenges, an integrated approach to water resource management is proposed, involving the development of a Consolidated Water Security Index (CWSI). This study aims to examine multidimensional factors influencing water security and establish the CWSI at the river basin scale. Considering five dimensions, eleven indicators and thirty-three variables in the Langat River Basin, Malaysia, the study employs normalisation, weighting using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), aggregation and validation. The resulting CWSI of 0.601 proves reliable in assessing water security in the Langat River Basin, indicating its capacity to meet local water needs as of 2020. However, concerns arise for the future as the basin approaches its maximum supply capacity, anticipating water stress and limiting space for future allocations. With a coefficient of sensitivity less than one, the CWSI underscores its reliability in determining water security status. Serving as a benchmark, this CWSI aids policymakers in assessing and interpreting complex information, contributing to more effective water resource planning and management across Peninsular Malaysia's river basins amidst evolving socioeconomic and environmental challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104067"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling disparities between planned and perceived equity arrangements in protected area co-governance: Evidence from the North Luangwa Ecosystem in Zambia","authors":"Rhoda Nthena Kachali ,&nbsp;Jacqueline Loos","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104068","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmental equity discussions have increasingly influenced conservation policies at local, national, and international levels. Various community-based natural resource management interventions strive to incorporate equity within conservation practices, with a particular focus on resolving human-wildlife conflicts. Nevertheless, the challenge persists in ensuring that equity measures translate into both tangible and perceived fairness. This study examined and disaggregated perceptions of equity among representatives from government and non-government entities, and local community members residing within co-governance frameworks that honor traditional governance structures in three Game Management Areas adjacent to the North Luangwa National Park in Zambia. We conducted key informant interviews with 15 Government officials and 15 NGO representatives in conjunction with 20 focus group discussions with local community members from six Village Action Groups. The government and NGO actors reported efforts to enact both distributional and procedural equity concurrently with conservation aims. Despite intentions to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts and foster cooperative conservation, these measures precipitated local dissatisfaction, as they perceived that the equity-facilitating interventions inadequately addressed the costs associated with coexisting with wildlife. Furthermore, a profound sense of misrecognition was felt as wildlife and conservation objectives appeared prioritized over their well-being. Divergent perceptions of equity influence conservation efficacy, as top-down equity measures may boost biodiversity yet simultaneously diminish local support and stewardship, thereby risking long-term community engagement. The disparity between anticipated and realized equity outcomes underscores the necessity of prioritizing recognitional equity by acknowledging the heterogeneity of interests, capacities, and influence of local populations before and during the implementation of conservation interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 104068"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Soil policy principles and a policymaking framework using the soil security concept” [Environ. Sci. Policy 168 (2025) 104057]","authors":"Amin Sharififar ,&nbsp;Pasquale Borrelli ,&nbsp;Sandra J. Evangelista ,&nbsp;Damien Field ,&nbsp;Trevan Flyn ,&nbsp;Nicolas Francos ,&nbsp;Irene Heuser ,&nbsp;Anilkumar Hunakunti ,&nbsp;Alex McBratney ,&nbsp;Budiman Minasny ,&nbsp;Fatima Moreira ,&nbsp;Cristine L.S. Morgan ,&nbsp;Wartini Ng ,&nbsp;Thomas O’Donoghue ,&nbsp;Julio C. Pachón Maldonado ,&nbsp;Mercedes Román Dobarco ,&nbsp;Quentin Styc ,&nbsp;Mara Thiene ,&nbsp;David Watt ,&nbsp;Penelope Wensley ,&nbsp;Jae E. Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104081","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104081","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":313,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science & Policy","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 104081"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}