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Native seed collector networks in Brazil: Sowing social innovations for transformative change
People and Nature , Vol.6(5), pp.1905-1921
2024
Abstract
To investigate whether and how Social Innovation (SI) can contribute to transformative change, we explored nine Native Seed Collectors Networks (NSCNs) in Brazil. Employing Social Network Analysis, we delved into the organisational structure of four NSCNs. Additionally, we identified five instances of social innovations (SIs) using the guiding questions of the Social Innovation—Forest and Landscape Restoration (SI-FLR) framework.
These networks, which received a total of US$ 12 million in investments from 2018 to 2021, have not only contributed to the production of 180 tonnes of native seeds but also had a significant socioeconomic impact. They have generated a total income of US$ 1.01 million for 997 seed collectors, 46% of whom are from traditional communities and marginalised groups. Furthermore, 55% of these collectors are women, and 23% rely solely on seed collection as their only source of income.
While the NSCNs represent a fledgling economy, they have effectively activated local agency capacity. With the support of the NSCNs' social capital, a favourable context and clear motivations, this agency capacity can trigger SIs. By generating positive impacts, these SIs are changing values and empowering local agents (scaling deep), inspiring agents in other geographies (scaling out) and even influencing policies favourable to socially inclusive landscape restoration (scaling up). This three-dimensional scaling underscores the catalysing power of SI in NSCNs and their potential contribution to transformative change.
We also emphasise the role of public bodies in promoting enabling conditions, the vital role of local experimentation and the rarely evidenced local agency capacity to leverage SIs in FLR.
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- Title
- Native seed collector networks in Brazil: Sowing social innovations for transformative change
- Authors
- Aurelio Padovezi (Corresponding Author) - University of PaduaCristina Adams (Author) - Universidade de São PauloRobin L. Chazdon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research CentreMaria Alice Mendonça (Author) - Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) Viçosa MG BrazilLaura Secco (Author) - University of PaduaEduardo Malta Campos-Filho (Author) - Instituto SócioambientalAlexandre Sampaio (Author) - Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da BiodiversidadeEdjane Damasceno (Author) - Universidade Federal do Vale do São FranciscoNatalia Albuquerque (Author) - Brazilian Forest ServiceFabricia Santarem (Author) - Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da BiodiversidadeMaria Eduarda Camargo (Author) - Rede de Sementes do Cerrado (Brazil)Fatima Pinã-Rodrigues (Author) - Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) Sorocaba SP Brazil
- Publication details
- People and Nature , Vol.6(5), pp.1905-1921
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1002/pan3.10692
- ISSN
- 2575-8314
- Copyright note
- © 2024 The Author(s). People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Data Availability
- The data relating to the networks analysed is available at the Dryad Digital Repository, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.xwdbrv1nk. The supplementary materials provide a more in-depth narrative on NSCNs, and SIs presented here, as well as the guidelines and templates used for qualitative data collection (workshops, focus groups and interviews).
- Grant note
- This research was funding by “Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio e Rovigo”.
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991060560002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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