Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains

People and Nature

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Hubert Cheung¹  Yutong Phoenix Feng⁴  Amy Hinsley⁵  Tien Ming Lee⁷  Hugh P. Possingham³  Stephen N. Smith⁸  Laura Thomas-Walters⁹  Yifu Wang^1,10  Duan Biggs² 

[1] Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo;School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University;Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland;Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University;Department of Zoology, University of Oxford;Oxford Martin Program on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford;State Key Laboratory of Biological Control and Schools of Life Sciences and Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University;Department of Political Science, Carleton University;Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling;School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong;Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University;Resilient Conservation, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security Griffith University

关键词: Beijing;    Chinese leadership;    development strategy;    geopolitics;    People's Republic of China;    political agenda;    political feasibility;    sustainable development;   

DOI  :  10.1002/pan3.10425

学科分类：护理学

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

1. Political will is a critical determinant of the success or failure of environmentalpolicies and interventions. Harnessing the political will necessary to implementenvironmental solutions can be challenging because environmental prioritiesmay compete with other societal interests in policymaking.2. Environmental solutions are more politically feasible if fundamentally aligned with thecore interests of key policymakers. Understanding the political agendas of decisionmakers enables conservationists to identify where political will already exists, andallows environmental objectives to piggyback on the motivation to deliver results.3. In this paper, we explore the core interests of the Chinese leadership to uncoveropportunities to leverage Beijing's political will for sustainability and conservation gains. China's growing influence on ecosystems and natural resource useboth within and beyond its borders makes an analysis of its leadership's politicalwill valuable and timely.

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