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Environmental Policy and Governance, 2022
Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustaina... more Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustainable development agendas, promoting "whole of government approaches." The concept of normative coherence for sustainable development (NCSD) has emerged as a new stage of policy coherence for sustainable development analysis. NCSD is a policy approach that aims to promote transformative develop
Regions & Cohesion, 2022
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has promoted sustainability through policy c... more Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has
promoted sustainability through policy coordination, but to what extent
does it respond to the needs of local communities? Scholars of PCSD have
acknowledged how it has been considered as an end in itself rather than
a means to achieve normative impact. A major limit of PCSD has been
its institutionalized nature, as mechanisms for social participation have
not been highlighted in implementation strategies. This article addresses
this issue. It proposes “pull-push-match” as a methodology for the establishment
of participative PCSD. The article, co-authored by a team of
researchers and practitioners from Mexico, addresses PCSD in relation to
Indigenous communities.
Sustainability, 2020
Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is considered a pillar of the 2030 Sustainable Development... more Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is considered a pillar of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It aims to promote whole of government approaches to sustainable development. Despite its prominence in development cooperation discussions, many national development professionals or stakeholders have not heard of PCD, indicating that its effectiveness is significantly limited. This article contends that the impact of PCD has not been maximized because it has been presented as a political objective or a policy tool by multilateral organizations and their member states. Instead, the article argues that PCD should be implemented as a methodology that can be adopted by domestic government and non-governmental actors alike, in order to understand trade-offs and co-benefits within and between policy sectors, thus promoting a participative approach. I-GAMMA is a research project in Mexico that examines data-driven public policy in order to promote PCD. It is based on in-depth reviews of policy documents and interviews with development actors. It is committed to open data, evidence-based policymaking, and collaborative dialogue between academics, government officials, and representatives of civil society organizations in sustainable development discussions. In the results section of this article, the project proposes participative PCD as a methodology for policy analysis through which a plurality of actors can identify mechanisms that either reinforce or undermine sustainable development strategies. This section then applies the methodology to the governance of protected natural areas in Mexico. The discussion section and the conclusions highlight the relevance of this approach for participative policymaking in sustainable development.
Resumen: las políticas públicas formuladas para enfrentar las crisis ecológica y de equidad socia... more Resumen: las políticas públicas formuladas para enfrentar las crisis ecológica y de equidad social del desarrollo han tenido poco efecto. Recientemente, diversas disciplinas han convergido en el concepto del socioecosistema (ses) como un marco teórico idóneo para gestionar sistemas socia-les y naturales integrados para su desarrollo sustentable, y se busca su pronta incorporación a la política pública ambiental. se realizó una consulta para conocer la opinión experta de los funcio-narios federales ambientales de México acerca del enfoque de ses y su potencial como una nueva base para las políticas públicas. los resultados demuestran que aunque los expertos desconocen el enfoque de ses, valoran aquellas facetas de gestión que lo caracterizan, al indicar que de incor-porarse plenamente éstas a las políticas actuales, contribuirían a subsanar sus deficiencias. la mayoría opina que la integralidad del enfoque ofrece ventajas, y se concluye que estos actores clave son receptivos al enfoque y su posible adopción.
The urgent need to revert the ecological and social equity crises of the current development mode... more The urgent need to revert the ecological and social equity crises of the current development model and realize the potential of sustainable development has led several disciplines to converge on the socioecosystem concept as the most appropriate theoretical framework for research and public policy. The socioecosystem approach recognizes that social systems are integrated with natural systems and seeks to adaptively comanage socioecosystem coevolution for the sustainable development of both systems. We hypothesize that incorporation of this approach into environmental policy in Mexico could help resolve many of the problems that currently undermine policy effectiveness. To find out to what extent policy professionals might concur with this hypothesis, and what the opportunities and obstacles to implementing socioecosystem-based policy might be, research was conducted to elicit the expert opinion
of officials responsible for formulating and implementing environmental policy in Mexico. The principle opportunities consist in the fact that experts intuitively understand the socioecosystem approach, and that most perceive advantages in adopting it because its policy attributes can potentially help to resolve many of the factors they identify as limiting the success of current environmental policies. Obstacles to its adoption include institutional barriers and the vested interests that benefit from the status quo.
Boletin De La Sociedad Botanica De Mexico Num 89, 2014
Análisis de vacíos y omisiones en conservación en México
R. Dirzo, R. González e …
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 ... more 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ... ANÁLISIS DE VACÍOS Y OMISIONES EN CONSERVACIÓN EN MÉXICO ... Autores responsables del capítulo: Patricia Koleff 1 , Marcia Tambutti 1 , ...
Es un capítulo que retrata los principales tipos de vegetación en México, la relación entre éstos... more Es un capítulo que retrata los principales tipos de vegetación en México, la relación entre éstos y el ser humano, y los impactos y modificaciones inducidos en ellos para satisfacer las necesidades económicas y de subsistencia de las personas.
La obra contiene una introducción al tema y once capítulos dedicados a temas centrales en el univ... more La obra contiene una introducción al tema y once capítulos dedicados a temas centrales en el universo de conocimiento de los principales grupos de organismos conocidos y a aspectos referidos al uso, la ecología y vulnerabilidad de los diferentes grupos de organismos y del ecosistema como un todo. Un capítulo final se refiere a aspectos de la conservación y la educación ambiental requerida para hacer a la sociedad partícipe en los esfuerzos conjuntos de las instancias de los gobiernos federal y estatal, junto con los dueños o productores de los bosques, para lograr la conservación de este importante ecosistema por medio del
uso sustentable y socialmente benéfico del BMM.
The concept of the Socio-ecological system has generated a growing consensus among scientific di... more The concept of the Socio-ecological system has generated a growing
consensus among scientific disciplines, in terms of its usefulness as
a framework for understanding the interactions between integrated
social and natural systems, in the search for more sustainable development
pathways. The concept has now begun to emerge in political
discourse as a potential model for environmental management, given
the various advantages its application seems to promise. But its application
also presents challenges, and to date environmental management
based on socio-ecological systems has not been put into
practice via specific public policies. Mexico’s environmental policy instruments
do not include the socio-ecological system approach. But
by analyzing the legal and regulatory frameworks of those environmental
management tools best defined in spatial terms, it was found
that the drainage basin (or watershed) approach to environmental
management is that which most closely resembles the socio-ecological
system approach, in terms of those facets of management which
they have in common.
Bioprospecting: Evolutionary implications from a post-olmec pharmacopoeia and the relevance of widespread taxa
Books by Antony Challenger
El ciclo de políticas públicas. Casos selectos de la política ambiental mexicana para la enseñanza (Eds. F. Rosete, et al.), 2019
Reseña de los recientes y actuales instrumentos de política ambiental del Gobierno Federal de Méx... more Reseña de los recientes y actuales instrumentos de política ambiental del Gobierno Federal de México
Outline of recent and present Environmental Public Policy tools of Mexico's Federal Government (in Spanish)
Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico, 2019
A brief overview of Mexico's biomes, ecosystems, vegetation types, and their use and management f... more A brief overview of Mexico's biomes, ecosystems, vegetation types, and their use and management for social and economic purposes. The impact of these uses on the sustainability and persistence of these landscapes, the human landscapes resulting from such uses, and the long term viability and persistence of such landscapes and their biodiversity.
En “Ecosistemas de México” se presenta la revisión de la situación de los ecosistemas de México a... more En “Ecosistemas de México” se presenta la revisión de la situación de los ecosistemas de México ante el cambio climático
antrópico, brinda un marco histórico y una actualización sobre los impactos negativos reportados, que el cambio climático y las
actividades humanas han ejercido y seguirán ejerciendo sobre la biodiversidad y la provisión de bienes y servicios que poseen,
generan y nos brindan los abundantes ecosistemas de nuestro país, también explica los impactos que estas relaciones conllevan
y las soluciones nacionales que se han sugerido ante los mismos.
Environmental Policy and Governance, 2022
Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustaina... more Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustainable development agendas, promoting "whole of government approaches." The concept of normative coherence for sustainable development (NCSD) has emerged as a new stage of policy coherence for sustainable development analysis. NCSD is a policy approach that aims to promote transformative develop
Regions & Cohesion, 2022
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has promoted sustainability through policy c... more Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has
promoted sustainability through policy coordination, but to what extent
does it respond to the needs of local communities? Scholars of PCSD have
acknowledged how it has been considered as an end in itself rather than
a means to achieve normative impact. A major limit of PCSD has been
its institutionalized nature, as mechanisms for social participation have
not been highlighted in implementation strategies. This article addresses
this issue. It proposes “pull-push-match” as a methodology for the establishment
of participative PCSD. The article, co-authored by a team of
researchers and practitioners from Mexico, addresses PCSD in relation to
Indigenous communities.
Sustainability, 2020
Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is considered a pillar of the 2030 Sustainable Development... more Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is considered a pillar of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It aims to promote whole of government approaches to sustainable development. Despite its prominence in development cooperation discussions, many national development professionals or stakeholders have not heard of PCD, indicating that its effectiveness is significantly limited. This article contends that the impact of PCD has not been maximized because it has been presented as a political objective or a policy tool by multilateral organizations and their member states. Instead, the article argues that PCD should be implemented as a methodology that can be adopted by domestic government and non-governmental actors alike, in order to understand trade-offs and co-benefits within and between policy sectors, thus promoting a participative approach. I-GAMMA is a research project in Mexico that examines data-driven public policy in order to promote PCD. It is based on in-depth reviews of policy documents and interviews with development actors. It is committed to open data, evidence-based policymaking, and collaborative dialogue between academics, government officials, and representatives of civil society organizations in sustainable development discussions. In the results section of this article, the project proposes participative PCD as a methodology for policy analysis through which a plurality of actors can identify mechanisms that either reinforce or undermine sustainable development strategies. This section then applies the methodology to the governance of protected natural areas in Mexico. The discussion section and the conclusions highlight the relevance of this approach for participative policymaking in sustainable development.
Resumen: las políticas públicas formuladas para enfrentar las crisis ecológica y de equidad socia... more Resumen: las políticas públicas formuladas para enfrentar las crisis ecológica y de equidad social del desarrollo han tenido poco efecto. Recientemente, diversas disciplinas han convergido en el concepto del socioecosistema (ses) como un marco teórico idóneo para gestionar sistemas socia-les y naturales integrados para su desarrollo sustentable, y se busca su pronta incorporación a la política pública ambiental. se realizó una consulta para conocer la opinión experta de los funcio-narios federales ambientales de México acerca del enfoque de ses y su potencial como una nueva base para las políticas públicas. los resultados demuestran que aunque los expertos desconocen el enfoque de ses, valoran aquellas facetas de gestión que lo caracterizan, al indicar que de incor-porarse plenamente éstas a las políticas actuales, contribuirían a subsanar sus deficiencias. la mayoría opina que la integralidad del enfoque ofrece ventajas, y se concluye que estos actores clave son receptivos al enfoque y su posible adopción.
The urgent need to revert the ecological and social equity crises of the current development mode... more The urgent need to revert the ecological and social equity crises of the current development model and realize the potential of sustainable development has led several disciplines to converge on the socioecosystem concept as the most appropriate theoretical framework for research and public policy. The socioecosystem approach recognizes that social systems are integrated with natural systems and seeks to adaptively comanage socioecosystem coevolution for the sustainable development of both systems. We hypothesize that incorporation of this approach into environmental policy in Mexico could help resolve many of the problems that currently undermine policy effectiveness. To find out to what extent policy professionals might concur with this hypothesis, and what the opportunities and obstacles to implementing socioecosystem-based policy might be, research was conducted to elicit the expert opinion
of officials responsible for formulating and implementing environmental policy in Mexico. The principle opportunities consist in the fact that experts intuitively understand the socioecosystem approach, and that most perceive advantages in adopting it because its policy attributes can potentially help to resolve many of the factors they identify as limiting the success of current environmental policies. Obstacles to its adoption include institutional barriers and the vested interests that benefit from the status quo.
Boletin De La Sociedad Botanica De Mexico Num 89, 2014
Análisis de vacíos y omisiones en conservación en México
R. Dirzo, R. González e …
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 ... more 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ... ANÁLISIS DE VACÍOS Y OMISIONES EN CONSERVACIÓN EN MÉXICO ... Autores responsables del capítulo: Patricia Koleff 1 , Marcia Tambutti 1 , ...
Es un capítulo que retrata los principales tipos de vegetación en México, la relación entre éstos... more Es un capítulo que retrata los principales tipos de vegetación en México, la relación entre éstos y el ser humano, y los impactos y modificaciones inducidos en ellos para satisfacer las necesidades económicas y de subsistencia de las personas.
La obra contiene una introducción al tema y once capítulos dedicados a temas centrales en el univ... more La obra contiene una introducción al tema y once capítulos dedicados a temas centrales en el universo de conocimiento de los principales grupos de organismos conocidos y a aspectos referidos al uso, la ecología y vulnerabilidad de los diferentes grupos de organismos y del ecosistema como un todo. Un capítulo final se refiere a aspectos de la conservación y la educación ambiental requerida para hacer a la sociedad partícipe en los esfuerzos conjuntos de las instancias de los gobiernos federal y estatal, junto con los dueños o productores de los bosques, para lograr la conservación de este importante ecosistema por medio del
uso sustentable y socialmente benéfico del BMM.
The concept of the Socio-ecological system has generated a growing consensus among scientific di... more The concept of the Socio-ecological system has generated a growing
consensus among scientific disciplines, in terms of its usefulness as
a framework for understanding the interactions between integrated
social and natural systems, in the search for more sustainable development
pathways. The concept has now begun to emerge in political
discourse as a potential model for environmental management, given
the various advantages its application seems to promise. But its application
also presents challenges, and to date environmental management
based on socio-ecological systems has not been put into
practice via specific public policies. Mexico’s environmental policy instruments
do not include the socio-ecological system approach. But
by analyzing the legal and regulatory frameworks of those environmental
management tools best defined in spatial terms, it was found
that the drainage basin (or watershed) approach to environmental
management is that which most closely resembles the socio-ecological
system approach, in terms of those facets of management which
they have in common.
Bioprospecting: Evolutionary implications from a post-olmec pharmacopoeia and the relevance of widespread taxa
El ciclo de políticas públicas. Casos selectos de la política ambiental mexicana para la enseñanza (Eds. F. Rosete, et al.), 2019
Reseña de los recientes y actuales instrumentos de política ambiental del Gobierno Federal de Méx... more Reseña de los recientes y actuales instrumentos de política ambiental del Gobierno Federal de México
Outline of recent and present Environmental Public Policy tools of Mexico's Federal Government (in Spanish)
Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico, 2019
A brief overview of Mexico's biomes, ecosystems, vegetation types, and their use and management f... more A brief overview of Mexico's biomes, ecosystems, vegetation types, and their use and management for social and economic purposes. The impact of these uses on the sustainability and persistence of these landscapes, the human landscapes resulting from such uses, and the long term viability and persistence of such landscapes and their biodiversity.
En “Ecosistemas de México” se presenta la revisión de la situación de los ecosistemas de México a... more En “Ecosistemas de México” se presenta la revisión de la situación de los ecosistemas de México ante el cambio climático
antrópico, brinda un marco histórico y una actualización sobre los impactos negativos reportados, que el cambio climático y las
actividades humanas han ejercido y seguirán ejerciendo sobre la biodiversidad y la provisión de bienes y servicios que poseen,
generan y nos brindan los abundantes ecosistemas de nuestro país, también explica los impactos que estas relaciones conllevan
y las soluciones nacionales que se han sugerido ante los mismos.