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The Dynamics of the Policy Mix and Sectoral Gaps in South Korea's Decarbonization Transition 韩国脱碳转型中的政策组合动态与部门差距
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-11 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70097
Yong Hwan Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
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Integrating Social and Ecological Dimensions in Fisheries Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Assessment Frameworks 整合渔业可持续性的社会和生态维度:评估框架的比较分析
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-08 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70090
Leonora Fernanda Mondragón-Sánchez, Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez, Edgar Torres-Irineo
{"title":"Integrating Social and Ecological Dimensions in Fisheries Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Assessment Frameworks","authors":"Leonora Fernanda Mondragón-Sánchez,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez,&nbsp;Edgar Torres-Irineo","doi":"10.1002/eet.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70090","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Conventional fisheries assessments, traditionally based on production and structural models, have shown limitations in addressing the complexity of fisheries. Holistic approaches that integrate ecological, social, and governance dimensions are increasingly promoted under the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) and the social-ecological systems (SES) framework. This study compares four frameworks: (1) Fishery Improvement Projects with the Social Responsibility Assessment Tool (FIP-SRAT), (2) Rapfish, (3) Principles for Investment in Sustainable Wild-Caught Fisheries (PIS), and (4) Healthcheck, evaluating their objectives, indicators, and alignment with Ostrom's SES subsystems and EAF. A total of 179 specific indicators (132 social, 47 ecological) were consolidated into 29 integral indicators and classified by SES subsystems. Analyses included similarity testing (ANOSIM) and cluster analysis. Results show no significant differences between frameworks overall, but strong differences between social and ecological components and among subsystems, with social indicators predominating. Three integral indicators, definition of responsibilities, evaluation of governance mechanisms, and targeted population assessment, were common to all frameworks. Literature review revealed uneven application: FIP is most widely implemented, particularly in Latin America, while PIS lacks published case studies. Although each framework emerged from distinct institutional and geographic contexts, all contribute to advancing EAF principles by addressing dimensions absent in conventional assessments, such as human rights, equity, and governance quality. However, differences in metrics and indicator coverage may limit comparability. These findings highlight the potential and challenges of integrating social and ecological dimensions in fisheries assessment, and the need for adaptive, context-sensitive frameworks to support fisheries sustainability.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"944-960"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Nested Institutions and Overlapping Mandates: A Policy Analysis of Mangrove Governance in Ghana, Tanzania Mainland, and Zanzibar 嵌套的制度和重叠的任务:加纳、坦桑尼亚大陆和桑给巴尔红树林治理的政策分析
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-17 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70092
Menelisi Falayi, Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi, Linda Bana, Nanabanyin Okwentsie Ekumah, Vincent Cudjoe Egbenya, Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Nandera Juma Lolila, Hamidu Seki, Deo Shirima, Ibrahim Issifu, Mengyi Zhang, Terry Sunderland
{"title":"Nested Institutions and Overlapping Mandates: A Policy Analysis of Mangrove Governance in Ghana, Tanzania Mainland, and Zanzibar","authors":"Menelisi Falayi,&nbsp;Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi,&nbsp;Linda Bana,&nbsp;Nanabanyin Okwentsie Ekumah,&nbsp;Vincent Cudjoe Egbenya,&nbsp;Denis Worlanyo Aheto,&nbsp;Nandera Juma Lolila,&nbsp;Hamidu Seki,&nbsp;Deo Shirima,&nbsp;Ibrahim Issifu,&nbsp;Mengyi Zhang,&nbsp;Terry Sunderland","doi":"10.1002/eet.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mangroves are critical resources in sustaining coastal communities by providing essential ecosystem goods and services. Occurring within the interface of land and sea, they serve as critical ecological zones shaped by dynamic interactions between terrestrial and marine systems. Using qualitative policy analysis of legal instruments, policy documents, and peer-reviewed literature, the study investigates how nested governance arrangements influence mangrove management. The findings show that mangrove governance across the three contexts takes hybrid forms shaped by historical trajectories and legal pluralism. Although participatory mechanisms such as CREMAs in Ghana, Joint Forest Management in Tanzania Mainland, and Community Forest Management Agreements in Zanzibar formally recognise community involvement, authority remains unevenly distributed due to fragmented institutional mandates and unclear tenure arrangements. As a result, mangrove governance is constrained by overlapping institutional responsibilities and weak enforcement. These findings suggest that reforms should prioritise integrated land–seascape approaches, stronger coordination across sectors, and greater statutory support for local institutions to sustain mangrove ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"1019-1033"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/eet.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Orchestration of Climate Action in Municipalities: A Collective Capacity Approach 城市气候行动的协调:集体能力方法
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-02 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70085
Maija Faehnle, Hanna Nieminen, Jani P. Lukkarinen
{"title":"Orchestration of Climate Action in Municipalities: A Collective Capacity Approach","authors":"Maija Faehnle,&nbsp;Hanna Nieminen,&nbsp;Jani P. Lukkarinen","doi":"10.1002/eet.70085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70085","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Municipalities are increasingly positioned as key actors in enabling local climate action, yet their ability to mobilise societal actors remains insufficiently understood. This study examines how municipal officials in six Finnish municipalities from different local contexts understand and operationalise collective capacity for climate action, with particular attention to how they orchestrate collaboration within the administration, with residents and other local actors and beyond municipal boundaries. Building on capacity building and transition governance literatures, we developed an analytical framework distinguishing three domains of collective capacity: identification (knowledge formation and problem framing), visioning (strategic orientation and mobilisation), and implementation (action and policy steering). Drawing on semi-structured group interviews and document analysis, we analyse how climate action is orchestrated by municipalities, showing marked variation in emphases across municipalities. Cities emphasise identification through institutional networks and sustainability projects; rural municipalities and small towns emphasise implementation practises through interaction between public officials and residents. Promising practises across domains seldom cohere into systemic orchestration aligning institutional and community-based dynamics. We argue that progressing towards systemic orchestration requires municipalities to shift from fragmented or project-based interventions to reflexive coordination across domains. Systematising local knowledge integration, supporting multi-actor experimentation, and extending temporal continuity in engaging with local actors can help municipalities convert collective capacity into durable climate transitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"841-854"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/eet.70085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance 洪水风险治理的多层次概念框架
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-04 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70086
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
{"title":"A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance","authors":"Aiperi Stambekova,&nbsp;Avidesh Seenath","doi":"10.1002/eet.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence-based decision-making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop a multilevel flood risk governance framework that integrates flood Hazard modelling (<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>H</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math>), social Vulnerability assessments (<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>V</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math>) and risk Communication (<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>C</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math>) through three cores, three pairwise interfaces, and a central decision-ready space. We provide a conceptual illustration of how the framework can be operationalised before discussing the wider theoretical and practical implications of it in terms of its ability to better guide flood risk governance. Our conceptual framework treats <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>C</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math> as coequal with <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>H</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math> and <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>V</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math> and specifies information flows between them to support more timely, accountable decisions for flood risk governance. Our illustration outlines a minimal-data workflow based on open-access data sources and transparent assumptions, showing how uncertainty at different stages can be presented and acted upon in resource and capacity-constrained environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"855-870"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/eet.70086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Climate Adaptation Policy and Environmental Governance Gaps in Fragile States: Insights From Somalia 脆弱国家的气候适应政策和环境治理差距:来自索马里的见解
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70087
Mohamed Yusuf Adan, Said Abubakar Ahmed
{"title":"Climate Adaptation Policy and Environmental Governance Gaps in Fragile States: Insights From Somalia","authors":"Mohamed Yusuf Adan,&nbsp;Said Abubakar Ahmed","doi":"10.1002/eet.70087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70087","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Climate adaptation has become an important policy priority in fragile and conflict-affected states, yet the implementation of adaptation policies often remains weak. This study examines the governance and institutional factors that contribute to adaptation policy implementation gaps in Somalia. Using Somalia as an in-depth qualitative case, the study draws on secondary data from national policy documents, reports by international organizations, and peer-reviewed literature published between 2012 and 2024. Guided by an environmental governance perspective, the analysis focuses on how institutional arrangements, coordination systems, financing patterns, and state-society relations shape the implementation of adaptation policy in practice. The findings show that Somalia has made progress in developing adaptation-related policy frameworks across key vulnerability sectors, including water, agriculture, disaster risk reduction, and climate-sensitive livelihoods. However, implementation remains constrained by fragmented institutional mandates, weak coordination across sectors and levels of government, limited technical and monitoring capacity, dependence on donor-funded project cycles, and insufficient involvement of local authorities and communities. These factors create a persistent gap between formal policy commitment and operational delivery. The study argues that adaptation policy implementation in fragile states is shaped not only by policy design, but by the broader conditions of state-building, governance consolidation, and donor-state relations. By showing how adaptation governance unfolds within evolving and contested institutional settings, the paper offers a more context-sensitive understanding of why implementation gaps persist in fragile states such as Somalia.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"887-897"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Deconstructing Identity Politics in Forest Governance Through Women-Led Conservation Movements of South Asia 透过女性主导的南亚保育运动解构森林治理中的身份政治
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-07 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70089
Debashrita Mazumder, Vishnupriya Santhosh, Kanchan Jaswal, Abhilash Dutta Roy
{"title":"Deconstructing Identity Politics in Forest Governance Through Women-Led Conservation Movements of South Asia","authors":"Debashrita Mazumder,&nbsp;Vishnupriya Santhosh,&nbsp;Kanchan Jaswal,&nbsp;Abhilash Dutta Roy","doi":"10.1002/eet.70089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70089","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Forest governance in South Asia is shaped by long-standing conflicts between state control and forest-dependent communities, a legacy of colonial policies that were intended to marginalise Indigenous rights. Within these conflicts, women play a central but often overlooked role as primary users of many non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and carriers of traditional ecological knowledge from generations. This review examines postcolonial women-led forest rights movements in South Asia through the lens of political ecology and intersectionality by drawing on case studies such as Baiga, Dongria Kondh, and Khasi tribes of India, community forestry user groups in Nepal, collaborative forest management initiatives in Bangladesh, and the current situation in Bhutan and Sri Lanka. We find many similarities across these diverse countries and contexts including entrenched gender norms, caste hierarchies and customary tenure systems that intersect to constrain women's participation in decision-making in local social forestry bodies, even in situations where legal frameworks intend to promote inclusivity and equity. Women have often emerged as leaders of grassroots mobilization by defending customary rights and resisting deforestation by challenging timber and mining industries, at times being actively supported by their male counterparts. Some studies also suggest that when women secure leadership in local forest governance, both forest health and community well-being improve significantly. However, these gains still remain fragile as they are often undermined by multiple factors, including inefficient bureaucracy, elite capture, and market pressures. We also find evidence of how tokenistic inclusion of women in local forest governance bodies contrasts with transformative outcomes achieved through forest rights movements. The studies examined by us emphasize the need to revisit local forest governance models and move beyond quotas to rethink the distribution of power and resources more equitably among men and women at the grassroot levels.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"927-943"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Coherence Between Climate and Land Use Policies of the European Union, Brazil, and Indonesia: A Primer to Analyze Potential GHG Leakage 欧盟、巴西和印度尼西亚气候与土地利用政策的一致性:分析潜在温室气体泄漏的基础
IF 3.4 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-08-11 Epub Date: 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70084
Heiner von Lüpke, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Dwi Laraswati, Ahmad Maryudi, Christina Ayu, Nilo Wijaya, Rio Sopaheluwakan, Daniel Kübler, Richard Fischer
{"title":"Coherence Between Climate and Land Use Policies of the European Union, Brazil, and Indonesia: A Primer to Analyze Potential GHG Leakage","authors":"Heiner von Lüpke,&nbsp;Claudia Azevedo-Ramos,&nbsp;Dwi Laraswati,&nbsp;Ahmad Maryudi,&nbsp;Christina Ayu,&nbsp;Nilo Wijaya,&nbsp;Rio Sopaheluwakan,&nbsp;Daniel Kübler,&nbsp;Richard Fischer","doi":"10.1002/eet.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Incoherence between national land use policies may weaken climate mitigation efforts by creating conditions under which agricultural and forestry production and GHG emissions are displaced across borders (leakage). Coherence depends on constellations and prioritization of national policy aims in land use (production) and climate (conservation). We assess policy coherence in the land use sectors of major agriculture and forestry trading partners—EU, Brazil, and Indonesia and discuss whether this can possibly cause international production displacement and GHG emission leakage. We selected top-level national policies in the land use and climate policy domains of the three jurisdictions, coded and rated policy aims, and compared relationships of production and conservation aims. Results show that EU prioritizes conservation over production; Brazil also emphasizes conservation, though to a lesser extent; Indonesia has a balanced ratio between production and conservation goals. We conclude that differing policy priorities may indeed encourage shifts in production from the EU to countries like Brazil and Indonesia, potentially leading to GHG emission leakage and raising concerns about the ecological integrity of the EU Green Deal. We recommend integrating leakage impact assessments into policy design and identifying ways to better align production and conservation goals domestically in countries to prevent displacement and leakage.</p>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 4","pages":"871-886"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/eet.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Bridging Cross-Scale Science–Policy Interfaces for Coherent Land-Use Governance: Knowledge Co-Production and Uptake in Kenya's Polycentric System 为连贯的土地使用治理架起跨尺度科学-政策接口的桥梁:肯尼亚多中心系统中的知识协同生产和吸收
IF 3.9 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-06-03 Epub Date: 2026-04-10 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70073
Sara Velander, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger
{"title":"Bridging Cross-Scale Science–Policy Interfaces for Coherent Land-Use Governance: Knowledge Co-Production and Uptake in Kenya's Polycentric System","authors":"Sara Velander,&nbsp;Lisa Biber-Freudenberger","doi":"10.1002/eet.70073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70073","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Land is fundamental to livelihoods and ecosystem health but faces mounting pressure from human activities, climate change, and competing development demands. Science–policy interfaces (SPIs)—platforms that connect experts and policymakers—are vital for co-producing knowledge to inform coherent, sustainable land-use governance. Yet, limited understanding exists of how global and national SPIs interact in Africa, particularly in Kenya, where biodiversity conservation, agricultural expansion, and other competing land uses generate complex trade-offs. This study examines how knowledge on land issues is co-produced and exchanged within Kenya's polycentric system and explores the influence of global and national SPIs on Kenyan land policies. Based on 25 semi-structured interviews with government officials, researchers, and global SPI authors, the study maps Kenya's SPI network on land issues and analyzes its interaction forms, influence, enablers, and barriers. Findings reveal an active but fragmented SPI landscape, where diverse expert organizations generate evidence, build capacity, and translate global assessments into locally relevant knowledge, influencing national and county policies on climate adaptation, agroecology, biodiversity, and sustainable land management. Formal mechanisms like multi-stakeholder platforms coexist with informal exchanges and personal networks that help bridge gaps in trust and institutional silos. However, uptake of global assessments remains limited, constrained by misaligned priorities, weak brokering, governance fragmentation, and evidence politicization. The paper recommends trust-based relationships between experts and technical government actors, enhancing brokering capacities, inclusive co-production with local communities, and better contextualization of global science. Kenya's devolved governance and local expertise offer promising polycentric pathways for coherent land-use governance.</p>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 3","pages":"654-673"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/eet.70073","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148154273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Governing the Green Transition: How Institutional Quality Conditions Renewable Energy's Sustainability Impacts in BRICS and MENA 治理绿色转型:制度质量如何制约可再生能源对金砖国家和中东和北非地区的可持续性影响
IF 3.9 3区 社会学
Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2026-06-03 Epub Date: 2026-03-31 DOI: 10.1002/eet.70063
Feixiao Yin, Ridwan Lanre Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Alomair
{"title":"Governing the Green Transition: How Institutional Quality Conditions Renewable Energy's Sustainability Impacts in BRICS and MENA","authors":"Feixiao Yin,&nbsp;Ridwan Lanre Ibrahim,&nbsp;Abdulrahman Alomair","doi":"10.1002/eet.70063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The global race to decarbonize will be won or lost not by technology alone, but by the strength of governance that directs it. While renewable energy has been widely promoted as a pathway to sustainable development, its effectiveness depends heavily on the institutional environment in which transitions unfold. This study examines how governance quality connects renewable energy adoption to multidimensional sustainability—spanning economic, social, and environmental outcomes—across BRICS and MENA economies from 1996 to 2022. Using cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag (CS-ARDL) and panel quantile ARDL (PQARDL) models, the analysis captures both long-run dynamics and distributional asymmetries often overlooked in conventional approaches. Results show that renewable energy adoption alone yields modest sustainability gains; however, when reinforced by robust governance institutions, its effects are significantly amplified across all three dimensions. Comparisons reveal that BRICS countries benefit from stronger renewable-governance synergies, whereas MENA economies experience weaker outcomes due to institutional fragility and resource dependence. These findings underscore that governance is not an auxiliary factor but the missing link that ensures renewable energy transitions contribute meaningfully to sustainable development. By linking empirical evidence to the Sustainable Development Goals—particularly SDG 7 (clean energy), SDG 8 (inclusive growth), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 16 (strong institutions)—the study highlights the urgent need for integrated energy-governance strategies. Strengthening regulatory capacity, enhancing institutional accountability, and embedding transparency into renewable energy deployment are essential steps to make transitions in emerging economies both equitable and sustainable.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47396,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Policy and Governance","volume":"36 3","pages":"568-593"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148153535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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