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Intergenerational Dialogue, Collaboration, Learning, and Decision-Making in Global Environmental Governance: The Case of the IUCN Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability

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  • Melanie Zurba

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission for Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, P.O. BOX 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
    College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University, 1459 LeMarchant St., Suite 1401, PO BOX 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada)

  • Dominic Stucker

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    Collective Leadership Institute, gGmbH, 14467 Potsdam, Germany)

  • Grace Mwaura

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Nairobi P.O Box 45917-00100, Kenya
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Catie Burlando

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission for Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    Etifor, Spinoff Università di Padova, Via Testi 4, 35125 Padova, Italy)

  • Archi Rastogi

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    Independent Evaluation Unit, Green Climate Fund, Songdo-dong 406-081, Korea)

  • Shalini Dhyani

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission for Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur PIN-440020, Maharashtra, India)

  • Rebecca Koss

    (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland)

Abstract

This article provides evidence and a rationale based on adaptive governance studies for why creating meaningful youth engagement should be understood in terms of intergenerational dialogue, collaboration, learning, and substantive decision-making in global environmental governance. We have centered our discussion on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as the largest global conservation organization. Through an organizational ethnography approach, we have demonstrated how generational concerns within the IUCN have been framed in terms of participation, and then present the IUCN Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS) as a case study of a grassroots movement that is focused on transforming the IUCN towards being a fully intergenerational global governance system for nature conservation. We have described the development of intergenerational thinking and action within the IUCN, and discussed intergenerational governance as being essential for addressing nature conservation challenges faced by local communities in times of increasing global uncertainty. We conclude by providing recommendations for enhancing intergenerational dialogue and building intergenerational governance structures within global conservation organizations.

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  • Melanie Zurba & Dominic Stucker & Grace Mwaura & Catie Burlando & Archi Rastogi & Shalini Dhyani & Rebecca Koss, 2020. "Intergenerational Dialogue, Collaboration, Learning, and Decision-Making in Global Environmental Governance: The Case of the IUCN Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-19, January.
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