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Exploring Discourses in Environmental Decision Making: An Indigenous Hunting Case Study

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posted on 2023-05-17, 02:21 authored by Nursey-Bray, MJ, Marsh, H, Ross, H
The challenge of developing environmental outcomes acceptable to stakeholders with different values is well documented. Discourse analysis provides insights into how the views of different stakeholders affect decision making. We studied the discourses of key actors associated with the implementation of a Turtle and Dugong Hunting Management Plan developed by Hope Vale Aboriginal community in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. The discourses of the environmental managers and community members were very different. Hope Vale people prioritized cultural well-being; the staff of management agencies prioritized biodiversity outcomes. These differences precluded effective outcomes despite considerable investment in hunting management over more than 20 years by both groups. Understanding the discursive terrain within environmental management domains can inform environmental decision making and the implementation of agreed management arrangements, enabling biodiversity objectives and Indigenous cultural aspirations to be met in a socially just, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable way. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Publication title

Society and Natural Resources

Volume

23

Issue

4

Pagination

366-382

ISSN

0894-1920

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Inc

Place of publication

325 Chestnut St, Suite 800, Philadelphia, USA, Pa, 19106

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems

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