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The governance of natural resources is at the heart of contemporary environmental politics, as policymakers seek to balance economic interests, political pressures, and ecological sustainability. Managing forests, water, and land use requires navigating complex institutional structures, regulatory frameworks, and international cooperation. As environmental concerns rise on the political agenda, conflicts over resource management and conservation are increasingly shaped by political polarisation, economic interests, and regulatory reach beyond national borders. This panel, together with the panel Natural Resource Management and Conservation (II), expands the discussion to explore adaptive management, protest movements, and collective action challenges. While this first panel focuses on policy design, governance structures, and international regulatory mechanisms, the second panel delves into institutional adaptability, stakeholder conflict, and the socio-political dimensions of resource management. The papers in this session examine how climate change debates in Dutch media and politics contribute to polarisation and policy gridlock, the impact of the EU’s pluralistic institutional system on policy change, using the Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) as a case study, and the balance between political and economic interests in interprovincial water cooperation in China. Also, the legitimacy and regulatory reach of the EUDR in Ghana and Indonesia is analysed, and results from a meta-analysis of case studies on how governance structures influence sustainable land use in Europe is presented.
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Climate Gridlock? Polarization Around Climate Change in Dutch Political and Media Debates | View Paper Details |
| How Does the EU’s Pluralistic Institutional System Influence Policy Change? The Case of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products | View Paper Details |
| Political Interest or Economic Interest? Drivers of Interprovincial Water Cooperation in China | View Paper Details |
| Regulating Deforestation Beyond the EU's Borders: Legitimacy and Regulatory Reach of the EUDR in Ghana and Indonesia | View Paper Details |
| How Governance Shapes Sustainable Land Use in Europe: A Meta-Analysis of Case Studies | View Paper Details |