Political Embeddedness: Public-Private Partnership for Nature Conservation in China

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Journal:AMBIO: A Journal of Environment and Society

Key Words:ENGO, Nature conservation, Partnership, Political embeddedness, Power

Abstract:Private sector plays an increasingly vital role in nature conservation globally. This study explores the concept of political embeddedness, which suggests that governments and environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs) can leverage each other’s strengths to achieve both formal and informal goals. Using the case of Laohegou Nature Reserve in China, this study illustrated how the complementary advantages of the government and ENGOs form the foundation of a land trust reserve. Within the case, the study found that power and interest balance between the government and ENGOs during project implementation supported their formal cooperation in nature conservation. This study proposed a political perspective to elaborate power and interest in the formal and informal dimensions of nature conservation public–private partnership (PPP) project. Moreover, it noted that a balance of power between the government and ENGOs is essential in building partnership networks with inclusive interests.

Note:JCR Q1

Co-author:Tong Jin, Max Krott, Jinlong Liu

First Author:Jiacheng Zhao (赵佳程)

Indexed by:Journal paper

Correspondence Author:Pei Zhang

Discipline:Management Science

First-Level Discipline:Public Administration

Document Type:J

Page Number:1-15

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2023-10-11

Included Journals:SCI