TY - JOUR

T1 - Plural valuation of nature for equity and sustainability

T2 - Insights from the Global South

AU - Zafra-Calvo, Noelia

AU - Balvanera, Patricia

AU - Pascual, Unai

AU - Merçon, Juliana

AU - Martín-López, Berta

AU - van Noordwijk, Meine

AU - Mwampamba, Tuyeni Heita

AU - Lele, Sharachchandra

AU - Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe

AU - Arias-Arévalo, Paola

AU - Cabrol, Diego

AU - Cáceres, Daniel M.

AU - O'Farrell, Patrick

AU - Subramanian, Suneetha Mazhenchery

AU - Devy, Soubadra

AU - Krishnan, Siddhartha

AU - Carmenta, Rachel

AU - Guibrunet, Louise

AU - Kraus-Elsin, Yoanna

AU - Moersberger, Hannah

AU - Cariño, Joji

AU - Díaz, Sandra

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd

PY - 2020/7/1

Y1 - 2020/7/1

N2 - Plural valuation is about eliciting the diverse values of nature articulated by different stakeholders in order to inform decision making and thus achieve more equitable and sustainable outcomes. We explore what approaches align with plural valuation on the ground, as well as how different social-ecological contexts play a role in translating plural valuation into decisions and outcomes. Based on a co-constructed analytical approach relying on empirical information from ten cases from the Global South, we find that plural valuation contributes to equitable and sustainable outcomes if the valuation process: 1) is based on participatory value elicitation approaches; 2) is framed with a clear action-oriented purpose; 3) provides space for marginalized stakeholders to articulate their values in ways that can be included in decisions; 4) is used as a tool to identify and help reconcile different cognitive models about human-nature relations; and 5) fosters open communication and collaboration among stakeholders. We also find that power asymmetries can hinder plural valuation. As interest and support for undertaking plural valuation grows, a deeper understanding is needed regarding how it can be adapted to different purposes, approaches, and social-ecological contexts in order to contribute to social equity and sustainability.

AB - Plural valuation is about eliciting the diverse values of nature articulated by different stakeholders in order to inform decision making and thus achieve more equitable and sustainable outcomes. We explore what approaches align with plural valuation on the ground, as well as how different social-ecological contexts play a role in translating plural valuation into decisions and outcomes. Based on a co-constructed analytical approach relying on empirical information from ten cases from the Global South, we find that plural valuation contributes to equitable and sustainable outcomes if the valuation process: 1) is based on participatory value elicitation approaches; 2) is framed with a clear action-oriented purpose; 3) provides space for marginalized stakeholders to articulate their values in ways that can be included in decisions; 4) is used as a tool to identify and help reconcile different cognitive models about human-nature relations; and 5) fosters open communication and collaboration among stakeholders. We also find that power asymmetries can hinder plural valuation. As interest and support for undertaking plural valuation grows, a deeper understanding is needed regarding how it can be adapted to different purposes, approaches, and social-ecological contexts in order to contribute to social equity and sustainability.

KW - Sustainability Science

KW - Knowledge co-production

KW - Transdisciplinarity

KW - Power relations

KW - Values

KW - Environmental valuation

KW - Environmental valuation

KW - Knowledge co-production

KW - Power relations

KW - Transdisciplinarity

KW - Values

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087293243&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/021954bf-5813-33a2-8e9b-32eb285caa12/

U2 - 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102115

DO - 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102115

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 63

JO - Global Environmental Change

JF - Global Environmental Change

SN - 0959-3780

M1 - 102115

ER -