Wildlife governance: Taking stock to identify key lessons for policy and practice

Wildlife governance: Taking stock to identify key lessons for policy and practice

What are the key characteristics of adaptive, effective and legitimate wildlife governance systems? Recent years' institutional reforms in Swedish wildlife, towards multi-level management systems with collaborative features, has spurred an increased interest in governance issues. The number of scientific studies addressing both the characteristics and results of these new systems has amplified rapidly. However, we currently lack a comprehensive outline of the conducted research, the primarily key findings and updated lessons for policy and practice. The aim of this project is to take stock of current knowledge to identify relevant solutions for a more adaptive, effective and legitimate governance of Swedish wildlife. The project involves three primarily research tasks: 1) to present a review of recent years research on wildlife governance, 2) to synthesize the results of these studies, and, 3) to formulate lessons and recommendations for policy and practice based on the findings. The last task is performed in close collaboration with policymakers, managers and concerned stakeholders. Thus, the project involves transdisciplinary collaboration, exchange of experiences across sectors, and the co-creation of knowledge among these actors. Contributions to both science and policy are expected in the form of state-of-the-art knowledge, practical recommendations and new questions for the future agenda on wildlife.

Annica Sandström, Luleå University of Technology

1 020 000 SEK