Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Toward Integrated Natural Resource Management in Canada

Download or read book Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Toward Integrated Natural Resource Management in Canada written by The Expert Panel on the State of Knowledge and Practice of Integrated Approaches to Natural Resource Management in Canada and published by Council of Canadian Academies. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Toward Integrated Natural Resource Management in Canada situates the potential contribution of integrated natural resource management (INRM) within Canada’s complex natural resource management landscape. The report explores the knowledge and governance processes that can support INRM in Canada, barriers to understanding and implementing INRM, and promising INRM practices. The Panel highlighted the importance of considering multiple ways of knowing in INRM, including Indigenous and local knowledge. Although several forms of governance can apply to INRM, all models benefit from the involvement of all actors to participate in natural resource management decision-making. The report is designed to be of value to leaders working to strengthen the efficacy and legitimacy of resource management systems, and to practitioners and other actors striving to advance INRM.