Balancing ambitions and realities: Stakeholder perspectives on jurisdictional approach outcomes in Sabah's Forests

Ng Su Chen Julia, Chervier Colas, Carmenta Rachel, Samdin Zaiton, Azhar Badrul, Karsenty Alain. 2024. Balancing ambitions and realities: Stakeholder perspectives on jurisdictional approach outcomes in Sabah's Forests. Environmental Management, 73 : 259-273.

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Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Géographie-Aménagement-Urbanisme-Architecture

Résumé : The jurisdictional approach concept emerged in response to the widespread failure of sectoral forest conservation projects. Despite its increasing popularity, understanding jurisdictional approach outcomes is challenging, given that many remain in either the formation or implementation stage. Furthermore, diverse stakeholders hold different perspectives on what exactly a jurisdictional approach is intended to pursue. These different perspectives are important to unravel, as having a shared understanding of the outcomes is important to build the critical support needed for it. This study aims to add to the limited evidence with a case study in Sabah, Malaysia, which is committed to addressing a leading deforestation driver (palm oil) through sustainability certification in a jurisdiction. We used Q-methodology to explore stakeholder perceptions, revealing three distinct perspectives regarding what outcomes jurisdictional approaches should pursue. We asked about outcomes achievable within ten years (2022–2032) and considering real-world constraints. We found different perspectives regarding economic, environmental, governance, and smallholders' welfare outcomes. However, we found consensus among stakeholders about some outcomes: (i) that achieving zero-deforestation is untenable, (ii) that issuing compensation or incentives to private land owners to not convert forests into plantations is unrealistic, (iii) that the human well-being of plantation workers could improve through better welfare, and (iv) the free, prior and informed consent given by local communities being required legally. The findings offer insights into key stakeholders' perceptions of the deliverables of jurisdictional approaches and the difficulty of achieving its objectives under real-world constraints.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : infertilité femelle, déboisement, bien-être social, partie intéressée, Elaeis guineensis, conservation des ressources, étude de cas, plantation forestière, conservation des forêts, gestion des ressources naturelles, gouvernance, incitation, forêt, travailleur forestier

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Malaisie

Mots-clés libres : Jurisdictional approach, Q-methodology, Oil palm certification, RSPO, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

Classification Agris : E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
U70 - Sciences humaines et sociales
D50 - Législation

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 5 (2019-) - Territoires

Agences de financement hors UE : Agropolis Fondation, Sime Darby Foundation, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

Auteurs et affiliations

• Ng Su Chen Julia, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA) - auteur correspondant
• Chervier Colas, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA)
• Carmenta Rachel, University of East Anglia (GBR)
• Samdin Zaiton, Universiti Putra Malaysia (MYS)
• Azhar Badrul, Universiti Putra Malaysia (MYS)
• Karsenty Alain, CIRAD-ES-UMR SENS (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/606194/)

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