South African Journal of Science 112: 1–15.īart, C., N. A broader view of stewardship to achieve conservation and sustainability goals in South Africa. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 29: 1–7.īarendse, J., D. Interconnected place-based social–ecological research can inform global sustainability. Conservation Biology 27: 866–875.īalvanera, P., R. Practical implications of understanding the influence of motivations on commitment to voluntary urban conservation stewardship. Reconnecting cities to the biosphere: stewardship of green infrastructure and urban ecosystem services. Global Environmental Change 35: 213–225.Īndersson, E., S. Social networks and transitions to co-management in Jamaican marine reserves and small-scale fisheries. Journal of Management & Organization 24: 456–473.Īlexander, S.M., D. The real mission of the mission statement: a systematic review of the literature. A more comprehensive definition of environmental stewardship may be needed to bridge the gap between research and practice.Īlegre, I., J. We suggest that non-traditional groups that engage in stewardship work (i.e., research institutions) as well as groups focused on social issues are overlooked actors in sustainable city goals. Additionally, environmental stewardship is not always explicit in the mission statements of organizations that are known to conduct these activities. Results show that, although often consistent, the mission statements do not always reflect existing concepts around environmental stewardship. A thematic analysis of the mission statements was also carried out to identify locally important themes and priorities. This study compared the mission statements of environmental stewardship groups in the Los Angeles River Watershed to previously proposed definitions and frameworks of organizational environmental stewardship to see how well they were reflected. The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) is a national research program developed by the USDA Forest Service that has been implemented at numerous locations in the United States and internationally.

In recent years, environmental stewardship has been emphasized as one solution to social-ecological sustainability concerns, especially at the local scale.

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