Abstract:
Governments play crucial roles in addressing social-ecological traps - situations where feedbacks between social and ecological systems lead to reinforcement between resource degradation and livelihood impoverishment. While it is widely recognized that resolving these traps necesitates integrated measures, empirical studies often focus on the impact of individual measures. This paper investigates all measures employed by the local government to address traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture and examines how these measures contribute to solving the traps. Based on empirical data from the Tam Giang lagoon, Central Viet Nam, it finds that the goverment develops measures that align with \"good practices\" which focus on both ecological and social challenges. Yet, in practice, it prioritizes addressing ecological challenges over the social ones. The government primarily directs resources and efforts toward combating resource degradation. Measures that tackle the high dependency on fisheries resources and lack of alternative livelihoods are often sidelined. These practices fail to address the key drivers and reinforceing feedbacks that create the social-ecological trap. The paper highlights gaps between science, policy and practice in addressing social-ecological traps. Bridging these gaps and transforming government responses to the traps require effective communication of scientific knowledge to the government; facilitation of collaborations among researchers, policymakers, managers and practictioners; provision of financial support to the goverment and addressing the lack of political will of the government.
摘要:
政府在解决社会生态陷阱方面发挥着至关重要的作用,在这种情况下,社会和生态系统之间的反馈导致资源退化和生计贫困之间的加剧。虽然人们普遍认为,解决这些陷阱需要采取综合措施,实证研究往往侧重于个体措施的影响。本文调查了当地政府为解决小规模渔业和水产养殖中的诱捕器而采取的所有措施,并研究了这些措施如何有助于解决诱捕器。根据谭江泻湖的经验数据,越南中部,它发现政府制定的措施符合“良好做法”,侧重于生态和社会挑战。然而,在实践中,它优先解决生态挑战而不是社会挑战。政府主要引导资源和努力打击资源退化。解决高度依赖渔业资源和缺乏替代生计的措施往往被搁置。这些做法未能解决造成社会生态陷阱的关键驱动因素和强化反馈。这篇论文强调了科学之间的差距,解决社会生态陷阱的政策和实践。弥合这些差距和改变政府对陷阱的反应需要与政府有效沟通科学知识;促进研究人员之间的合作,政策制定者,管理者和实践者;向政府提供财政支持,解决政府缺乏政治意愿的问题。