IBS   24490
INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA SUBTROPICAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management
Autor/es:
VON BELOW, J.; GONZALEZ, A.; STAIANO, L.; NAHUELHUAL, L.; GLUCH, M.; LATERRA, P.; AUER, A.; MASTRANGELO, M.; VALLEJOS, M.; PARUELO, J.
Revista:
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2020 vol. 107 p. 168 - 178
ISSN:
1462-9011
Resumen:
The relationships among social capital (SC) and collective actions (CA) for nature conservation and management were analyzed across five case studies characterised by specific land-use dynamics in the South American continent. Data on SC and CA were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire to groups of selected social actors. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to identify SC components and to evaluate SC across actors and cases. The results reaffirm that: i) the multidimensional nature and complexity of SC; ii) Higher levels of SC are related to higher levels of CA; iii) social actors with developed internal and external SC can better counter adverse conditions through CA compared to actors who only have one type of SC; iv) vulnerable social actors do not necessarily have a higher SC or engage in more CA, despite their higher dependence on natural resources; v) those who hold more power or influence in the territory, have higher levels of SC and CA; vi) vulnerable actors often carry out civil/community, economic and judicial actions, while dominant and structuring actors carry out more educational/technical and political actions. Therefore, the formation and maintenance of SC of the most  vulnerable actors and those who support them must be a priority for political action, in order to counteract the asymmetric power relations that lead to the exclusion and marginalization of many rural actors.