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

Melanie Zurba, Dominic Stucker, Grace Mwaura, Catie Burlando, Archi Rastogi, Shalini Dhyani and Rebecca Koss
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Melanie Zurba: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Dominic Stucker: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Grace Mwaura: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Catie Burlando: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Archi Rastogi: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Shalini Dhyani: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Rebecca Koss: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (IPS), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-19

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.

Keywords: global environmental governance; intergenerational collaboration; intergenerational decision-making; intergenerational dialogue; intergenerational learning; international; IUCN; biodiversity conservation; nature conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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