Integrating ecosystem services into policymaking – A case study on the use of boundary organizations

Erica Honeck, Louise Gallagher, Bertrand von Arx, Anthony Lehmann, Nicolas Wyler, Olga Villarrubia, Benjamin Guinaudeau and Martin A. Schlaepfer

Ecosystem Services, 2021, vol. 49, issue C

Abstract: Boundary organizations are non-traditional structures that can foster transdisciplinary relationships and help catalyze the exchange of ideas, trust, and ultimately the implementation of scientific evidence into policy. Here, we describe GE-21, a group composed of researchers and public servants interested in promoting biodiversity and ecosystem services in Geneva, Switzerland, as an example of such a structure. GE-21 developed into a de facto social experiment for fostering inter- and transdisciplinary science and promoting nature-based policies. The results of two ecosystem-based projects carried by GE-21 were rapidly adopted into policy. Here, we provide a post-hoc narrative based on reports, interviews, and observations that collectively assess the merits and drawbacks of such structures for mainstreaming ecosystem services.

Keywords: Nature conservation; Inter-institution; Boundary organization; Science-policy collaboration; Transdisciplinary research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101286

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