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Analyzing Environmental Communication and Citizen Science in the context of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for Agenda 2030 in Rural Settings of Chile and Sweden
Frontiers in Communication, Vol.9, pp.1-18
2024
Abstract
This article offers an analysis of environmental communication (EC) and citizen science (CS) in the context of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA) for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land) in Chile and Sweden. The paper is based on fieldwork in two rural study areas of Chile and Sweden where we followed different CS initiatives in relation to EMA and Agenda 2030. We conducted interviews, analyzed documentation and conducted an SDG mapping workshop to understand the implementation of SDG 15 in these two rural forest settings. Our findings suggest that CS has potential as a democratic innovation for environmental governance in both countries. However, we also found important barriers to the legitimacy of CS as a feature of EMA and local environmental governance in both countries. The paper situates CS in the wider governance and environmental communication processes in regional politics surrounding implementation of national policies for the use of natural resources. The article offers new insights into the barriers and possibilities for public participation in environmental governance and policy at local levels, by addressing the interlinkages between environmental communication and citizen science in rural settings.
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- Title
- Analyzing Environmental Communication and Citizen Science in the context of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for Agenda 2030 in Rural Settings of Chile and Sweden
- Authors
- Cristian Alarcon Ferrari (Corresponding Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesMari Jönsson - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesThao Do - Uppsala UniversitySolomon Gebreyohannis Gebrehiwot - Addis Ababa UniversityLinley Chiwona-Karltun - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesCecilia Mark-Herbert - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesNeil Powell - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research ClusterAlejandro Ruete (Author) - Greensway AB (Sweden)Tuija Hilding-Rydevik - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesKevin Bishop - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Publication details
- Frontiers in Communication, Vol.9, pp.1-18
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.3389/fcomm.2024.1387111
- ISSN
- 2297-900X
- Copyright note
- © 2024 Alarcon, Jönsson, Do, Gebrehiwot, Chiwona-Karltun, Mark-Herbert, Powell, Ruete, Hilding-Rydevik and Bishop. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Data Availability
- The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.
- Grant note
- This research was funded by FORMAS, grant number 2018-02341.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991034798102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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