Perspectives on Citizen Engagement for the EU Post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy: An Empirical Study

摘要: The current European Union biodiversity strategy is failing to reach its targets aimed at halting loss by 2020, and eyes are already set the post-2020 strategy. Commission encouraging active role of citizens in achieving policy objectives coming years. In this paper, we explore ways discuss their priorities regarding abilities influence environmental problems individual, collective levels. We also examine how citizen discussions resonate with scientific researchers see processes harmonising knowledge. To pursue voices, an expert working group acting as knowledge brokers, facilitated a series workshops seven locations reflective researcher workshop Belgium. Based on results, participants identified many concrete value-related measures stop degradation. differed between scientists, but not irreconcilably; rather, they complemented one another. Both groups stressed environmentally minded attitudes individuals policy. Displaying diversity perspectives was regarded positive adding legitimacy. Improving methods for balanced encounters among science society central participation become more than rhetoric EU.