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Replication Data for: Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors

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Title Replication Data for: Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/NGGXCZ
 
Creator Zinngrebe, Yves
Borasino, Elena
Chiputwa, Brian
Dobie, Philip
Garcia, Edwin
Gassner, Anja
Komarudin, Heru
Liswanti, Nining
Makui, Parmutia
Plieninger, Tobias
Winter, Ettie
Hauck, Jennifer
 
Publisher World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository
 
Description The expansion and intensifcation of agriculture as well as the associated land clearing are threatening both biodiversity and
human wellbeing in tropical areas. Implementing agroforestry systems through a landscape approach has a strong potential for
integrating nature conservation objectives into agricultural systems. A key challenge for implementing the landscape approach
is that political processes and conservation initiatives operate in ‘silos’, being largely disconnected from farmers and local
key agents responsible for tree governance. In this study we brought together diferent stakeholders in facilitated, structured
focus discussions to analyse the role of actor groups in tree governance. We used social network analysis to quantitatively
and qualitatively analyse agroforestry governance networks and actor interactions related to information exchange, fnance
fows, and regulation. The analyses were conducted at national, sub-national and local levels in four countries: Honduras,
Peru, Indonesia, and Uganda. Using trees on farms as a boundary object enabled all participants to bridge common interests
and illuminate some of the constraints and opportunities of local governance systems while overcoming institutional and
ideological barriers. The quantitative results of the social network analysis identify a strong density of actor linkages. Despite
this density, results indicate incoherent and fragmented actor networks undermining the support for agroforestry on all levels.
Nevertheless, existing processes related to fnance, information, and regulation can be better aligned to ensure an efective
implementation and mainstreaming of agroforestry for biodiversity conservation. Building social capital among key actors
on both national and local levels can reveal a strong potential for adaptive learning processes mainstreaming agroforestry
as essential component of “good farming” and integrating incentive systems for a coherent and efective agroforestry governance. We conclude that redirecting both public and private funding towards continuous seed-funding for the facilitation
of these integrated learning processes can transform landscape management and at the same time reduce transaction costs.
 
Subject Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences
Social capital
Adaptive capacity
Biodiversity
Aichi Target 7
Social network analysis
Net-Map
 
Contributor Makui, Parmutia