دورية أكاديمية
Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making.
العنوان: | Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making. |
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المؤلفون: | Betsill MM; Department of Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Gruby RL; Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Blackwatters J; Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Enrici A; Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA., Le Cornu E; Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Basurto X; Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA., English C; The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, California, USA., Hudson C; Lenfest Ocean Program, Washington, DC, USA., Meth L; California Environmental Associates, San Francisco, California, USA., Fairweather-Morrison I; Oak Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland., Okano D; Hawaii Community Foundation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA., Secord D; Barnacle Strategies, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. |
المصدر: | Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology [Conserv Biol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 38 (4), pp. e14272. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 15. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9882301 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1523-1739 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08888892 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Conserv Biol Subsets: MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing, Inc. on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology Original Publication: Boston, Mass. : Blackwell Scientific Publications, |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Conservation of Natural Resources*/methods , Conservation of Natural Resources*/economics , Community Participation*, Decision Making ; Fund Raising ; Financing, Organized |
مستخلص: | Funding decisions influence where, how, and by whom conservation is pursued globally. In the context of growing calls for more participatory, Indigenous-led, and socially just conservation, we undertook the first empirical investigation of how philanthropic foundations working in marine conservation globally engage communities in grant-making decisions. We paid particular attention to whether and how community engagement practices reinforce or disrupt existing power dynamics. We conducted semistructured remote interviews with 46 individuals from 32 marine conservation foundations to identify how conservation foundations engage communities in setting their priorities and deciding which organizations and projects to fund. We found that community engagement in foundation decision-making was limited in practice. Eleven of the 32 foundations reported some form of community engagement in funding decisions. Two of these foundations empowered communities to shape funding priorities and projects through strong forms of engagement. Many engagement practices were one way, one time, or indirect and confined to certain points in decision-making processes. These weaker practices limited community input and reinforced unequal power relations, which may undermine the legitimacy, equity, and effectiveness of conservation efforts. We suggest that foundations aim for stronger forms of community engagement and reflect on how their grant-making practices affect power relations between foundations and communities. (© 2024 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.) |
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معلومات مُعتمدة: | 2017-66579 David and Lucile Packard Foundation; 2018-68274 David and Lucile Packard Foundation; 1810-05974 Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies |
فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: communities; comunidades; conservación marina; decisiones de financiamiento; environmental philanthropy; filantropía ambiental; funding decisions; gestión; governance; marine conservation Local Abstract: [Publisher, Spanish; Castilian] Participación comunitaria y dinámicas de poder en la concesión de subsidios para la filantropía de la conservación Resumen Realizamos la primera investigación empírica sobre la forma en que las fundaciones filantrópicas que trabajan con la conservación marina a nivel mundial involucran a las comunidades en las decisiones para la concesión de subsidios. Prestamos especial atención a cómo y si las prácticas de participación ciudadana refuerzan o interrumpen las dinámicas de poder existentes. Entrevistamos de forma remota a 46 individuos de 32 fundaciones de conservación marina para identificar cómo las fundaciones de conservación involucran a las comunidades para establecer sus prioridades y decidir cuáles organizaciones y proyectos financiar. Encontramos que la participación comunitaria en las decisiones de financiamiento estaba limitada en la práctica. Once de las 32 fundaciones reportaron algún tipo de participación ciudadana en sus decisiones de financiamiento. Dos de estas fundaciones empoderaron a las comunidades para que formaran las prioridades de financiamiento y a los proyectos por medio de una participación sólida. Muchas de las prácticas de participación eran de una manera, de una vez o indirectas y confinadas a ciertos puntos en el proceso de decisión. Estas prácticas más débiles limitaron la aportación comunitaria y reforzaron las relaciones desiguales de poder, lo que puede debilitar la legitimidad, equidad y eficiencia de los esfuerzos de conservación. Sugerimos que las fundaciones busquen maneras más sólidas de involucrar a la comunidad y reflexionen sobre el efecto de sus prácticas de concesión de subsidios sobre las relaciones de poder entre las fundaciones y las comunidades. |
تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240416 Date Completed: 20240723 Latest Revision: 20240723 |
رمز التحديث: | 20240723 |
DOI: | 10.1111/cobi.14272 |
PMID: | 38622959 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 1523-1739 |
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DOI: | 10.1111/cobi.14272 |