Participatory generation of sustainability indicators in a natural protected area of Mexico
Participatory generation of sustainability indicators in a natural protected area of Mexico
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墨西哥自然保护区参与性可持续发展指标的制定
DOI：
10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.09.002
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
G. Nava
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作者：
Nathalia Santana;S. Franco;E. Sánchez;J. Imbernon;G. Nava
自1992年《里约宣言》以来，国际机构、各国政府和非政府组织一直在推广可持续性指标，将其作为提供指导发展决策的政策机制的工具。专家的方法，也被称为还原论，是最常用的可持续性评价过程中，这种方法已被批评缺乏整体的眼光来评估一个系统。为了消除这种限制，提倡采取参与性办法。本文介绍了一个案例研究的参与性评估的可持续性在当地社区内的自然保护区，其目的是试图回答，如果从当地的知识，是有可能产生一个可持续性的地方评估系统。这一进程包括位于墨西哥中部高地托卢卡火山国家公园内的Agua Blanca社区居民的积极参与。可持续发展指标的确定和选择采用了一个框架，该框架分为四个阶段：系统描述、可持续发展目标的确定、指标的选择和可持续发展目标进展的衡量。结果，确定了64项指标，这些指标被分为可持续性及其相互作用的三大支柱。参与性办法有助于评价系统内的各种因素，而不限于可持续性的一个因素或方面。大多数指标与可持续性的环境层面相对应，反映了社区与环境的互动程度。村民提出的指标总体上被认为在技术上不合适;因此，重申需要一个选择指标的过程。这里所述的进程是一个机会，可以加强社区的自我组织，加强地方管理，并有助于建立合作机制和共同管理自然保护区的进程。
Since the Rio Declaration in 1992, international institutions, governments and NGOs have promoted sustainability indicators as a tool for providing policy mechanisms that dictate development decision-making. The expert approach, also known as reductionist, has been the most used in the processes of sustainability evaluation; this approach has been criticized for its lack of holistic vision to evaluate a system. A participatory approach has been promoted in order to counteract this type of limitation. This paper presents a case study of a participatory assessment of sustainability in a local community inside a natural protected area; its objective is to attempt to answer if, from local knowledge, is it possible to generate a sustainability local assessment system. The process included the active participation of the inhabitants of Agua Blanca community, located within the Nevado de Toluca National Park (NTNP) in Mexico's central highlands. A framework was used to identify and select sustainability indicators, which was divided into four phases: the description of the system, the identification of the sustainability objectives, the selection of indicators, and the measurement of the progress toward the sustainability objectives. As a result, 64 indicators were identified, which were classified into three pillars of sustainability and its interactions. The participatory approach aided in the evaluation of diverse elements within the system, without limiting itself to one element or dimension of sustainability in particular. Most of the indicators corresponded to the environmental dimension of sustainability, which reflects the level of interaction the community has with its environment. The indicators proposed by villagers, as a whole, were not considered technically appropriate; therefore the need for a selection indicator process was reaffirmed. The process described here is an opportunity to strengthen the self-organization of the communities, reinforce local management, and contribute to the generation of mechanisms of cooperation and processes of co-management of the natural protected areas.