Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: the role of communication, education and participation strategies

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Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: the role of communication, education and participation strategies. / Burgos-Ayala, Aracely; Jiménez-Aceituno, Amanda; Rozas-Vásquez, Daniel.
In: Journal for Nature Conservation, Vol. 70, 126281, 01.12.2022.

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title = "Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: the role of communication, education and participation strategies",
abstract = "Environmental management has increasingly focused on promoting social engagement in biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation as a way to foster sustainability. However, a critical challenge that still remains is the adequate implementation of strategies of communication, education, and participation (CEPA) oriented to reconnect the social and ecological dimensions in the systems. This study analyzed the main features and types of CEPA implemented by the Colombian Regional Autonomous Corporations in environmental management projects that consider ecosystem services. We found a variety of CEPA focused on a wide range of stakeholders. Communication and education were the most frequently implemented in the projects. Within communication, spreading information about the projects was the most common, while education focused on instrumental training of local communities. Participation, the less frequently implemented, mainly aimed to ensure government and decision-makers involved in the initial phases of the projects. We conclude that there is a need to increase and improve education strategies in conservation projects to make decisions based on critical and reflective thinking, and foster the engagement of a broader set of stakeholders in the processes.",
keywords = "Sustainability education, Sustainability sciences, Communication, Colombia, communication, environmental education, environmental management, participation",
author = "Aracely Burgos-Ayala and Amanda Jim{\'e}nez-Aceituno and Daniel Rozas-V{\'a}squez",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126281",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
journal = "Journal for Nature Conservation",
issn = "1617-1381",
publisher = "Elsevier GmbH",

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T1 - Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia

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AU - Burgos-Ayala, Aracely

AU - Jiménez-Aceituno, Amanda

AU - Rozas-Vásquez, Daniel

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors

PY - 2022/12/1

Y1 - 2022/12/1

N2 - Environmental management has increasingly focused on promoting social engagement in biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation as a way to foster sustainability. However, a critical challenge that still remains is the adequate implementation of strategies of communication, education, and participation (CEPA) oriented to reconnect the social and ecological dimensions in the systems. This study analyzed the main features and types of CEPA implemented by the Colombian Regional Autonomous Corporations in environmental management projects that consider ecosystem services. We found a variety of CEPA focused on a wide range of stakeholders. Communication and education were the most frequently implemented in the projects. Within communication, spreading information about the projects was the most common, while education focused on instrumental training of local communities. Participation, the less frequently implemented, mainly aimed to ensure government and decision-makers involved in the initial phases of the projects. We conclude that there is a need to increase and improve education strategies in conservation projects to make decisions based on critical and reflective thinking, and foster the engagement of a broader set of stakeholders in the processes.

AB - Environmental management has increasingly focused on promoting social engagement in biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation as a way to foster sustainability. However, a critical challenge that still remains is the adequate implementation of strategies of communication, education, and participation (CEPA) oriented to reconnect the social and ecological dimensions in the systems. This study analyzed the main features and types of CEPA implemented by the Colombian Regional Autonomous Corporations in environmental management projects that consider ecosystem services. We found a variety of CEPA focused on a wide range of stakeholders. Communication and education were the most frequently implemented in the projects. Within communication, spreading information about the projects was the most common, while education focused on instrumental training of local communities. Participation, the less frequently implemented, mainly aimed to ensure government and decision-makers involved in the initial phases of the projects. We conclude that there is a need to increase and improve education strategies in conservation projects to make decisions based on critical and reflective thinking, and foster the engagement of a broader set of stakeholders in the processes.

KW - Sustainability education

KW - Sustainability sciences, Communication

KW - Colombia

KW - communication

KW - environmental education

KW - environmental management

KW - participation

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