CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Honig, Maria Boukje |
|---|---|
| Title | Towards understanding private conservation in the Cape Winelands of South Africa: Developing a Theory of change |
| Summary | This study aims to investigate the enabling conditions under which private biodiversity conservation change is most likely to take place using a case study of the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) in the Cape Floral Region of South Africa. Using a conceptual framework drawn from organizational theory, this paper argues that Theory of change was constructed upon two findings. Firstly, it is crucial to understand the value system of the participant in order to identify how biodiversity conservation change takes place and strategize the intervention effectively. This finding aids in linking individual behavioural change theory and conservation initiatives, moving beyond behavioural change and considering the role of learning, values and personal agency of farmers. Secondly the programme adopted an inclusive approach to gain buy-in from these farmers and influenced change toward biodiversity conservation. In the current phase of the BWI, the inclusive approach may need some serious deliberation in light of the imminent risk of capacity constraints on the effectiveness and efficiency of the programme. However, BWI cannot be conceptualised as being fully inclusive, as it has also uses the exclusive feature of the BWI “Champion” tier for outstanding members and potentially other exclusive features in the future. It remains to be seen as to whether becoming predominantly an exclusive programme will solve the capacity-related risks. It is recommended that the BWI should consider strategies for developing farmer agency and increase its core capacity, in order to maintain the sustainability of the programme. |
| Supervisor | Pinter, Laszlo |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/honig_maria.pdf |
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