@article{b41875b2c18c4ebb9878e0b8ecc6472f,
title = "Is forest regeneration good for biodiversity? Exploring the social dimensions of an apparently ecological debate",
abstract = "Forest regeneration is a major land-use change in European uplands, and whether or not this is a desirable change for biodiversity is disputed. While this debate seems to be largely situated in the field of natural sciences, this paper aims to also examine its social dimensions. To do so, we adopt a comparative discourse analysis with four cases of protected areas in France, Spain, and Scotland. We draw on a conceptual framework highlighting both the ecological and social factors underpinning the construction of environmental discourses. It notably emphasises the role of interests, ideas and institutions, and the power dynamics underpinning discourse-coalitions. We show how diverging discourses emerged, gained ground, coalesced and competed differently in different contexts, explaining the adoption of seemingly opposite discourses by protected area authorities. These findings reaffirm the need to conceive environmental governance as an on-going deliberative process in order to achieve environmental justice.",
keywords = "Comparative study, Discourse analysis, Political ecology, Power, Rewilding",
author = "C{\'e}cile Barnaud and Anke Fischer and Sam Staddon and Kirsty Blackstock and Cl{\'e}mence Moreau and Esteve Corbera and Alison Hester and Rapha{\"e}l Mathevet and Annie McKee and Joana Reyes and Cl{\'e}lia Sirami and Antonia Eastwood",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank all interviewees for their time and contributions, and three reviewers and the editor for their comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. This publication has been written with the support of the AgreenSkills + fellowship programme which has received funding from the E U{\textquoteright}s Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement N° FP7-609398 ( P COFUND-GA-2010-267196 ); the I NRA Metaprogram Ecoserv ; the S cottish Government{\textquoteright}s Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021 ; the “ Mar{\'i}a de Maeztu” Programme for Units of Excellence of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation ( CEX2019-000940-M) . Funding Information: We would like to thank all interviewees for their time and contributions, and three reviewers and the editor for their comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. This publication has been written with the support of the AgreenSkills + fellowship programme which has received funding from the EU's Seventh Framework Programmeunder grant agreement N? FP7-609398 (PCOFUND-GA-2010-267196); the INRA Metaprogram Ecoserv; the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021; the ?Mar?a de Maeztu? Programme for Units of Excellence of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CEX2019-000940-M). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.012",
language = "English",
volume = "120",
pages = "63--72",
journal = "Environmental Science and Policy",
issn = "1462-9011",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}
