Moments of influence in global environmental governance

International environmental negotiations such as the 10th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP10) are state-dominated, and their outcomes are highly publicized. Less transparent is the role of non-state delegates who effect changes during negotiation processes thr...

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Published in:Environmental politics 2015-11, Vol.24 (6), p.894-912
Main Authors: Witter, Rebecca, Marion Suiseeya, Kimberly R., Gruby, Rebecca L., Hitchner, Sarah, Maclin, Edward M., Bourque, Maggie, Brosius, J. Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Collaboration
collaborative event ethnography
Convention on Biological Diversity
Delegates
Environment and politics
Environmental aspects
Environmental governance
Environmental organizations
Environmental policy
Ethnography
global environmental governance
Governance
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous populations
Influence
International relations
Interventionism
Local communities
Maneuvers
Native peoples
Natural resource management
Negotiation
Negotiations
Networks
Political parties
Politics
Power
relational power
State power
State-local relations
Sustainability
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Summary:International environmental negotiations such as the 10th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP10) are state-dominated, and their outcomes are highly publicized. Less transparent is the role of non-state delegates who effect changes during negotiation processes through myriad strategies and relations. This article focuses on the influence of indigenous peoples and local community (IPLC) delegates in official COP10 negotiations using collaborative event ethnography to identify and evaluate 'moments of influence' that have gone largely unnoticed in the literature on global environmental politics. Findings indicate that IPLC delegates influenced negotiations by enrolling, shaming, and reinforcing state actors. Such relational maneuvers and interventions may appear inconsequential, but their implications are potentially far-reaching. Recognizing moments of influence improves understandings of non-state influence, relational power, and the multiple ways diverse actors reach across networks to overcome the power asymmetries that continue to characterize global environmental governance.
ISSN:0964-4016
1743-8934
DOI:10.1080/09644016.2015.1060036