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@article{1698037,
author = {Huge, Jean and de Bisthoven, Luc Janssens and Mushiete, Mathilda and Rochette, AnneandJulie and Candido, Soraya and Keunen, Hilde and DandouhandGuebas, Farid and Koedam, Nico and Vanhove, Maarten Pieterjan},
article_location = {Oxford},
article_number = {FEB 2020},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.003},
keywords = {Biodiversity; Development; Congo; Environmental impact assessment; EIA; Mainstreaming},
language = {eng},
issn = {1462-9011},
journal = {Environmental Science & Policy},
title = {EIA-driven biodiversity mainstreaming in development cooperation: Confronting expectations and practice in the DR Congo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.003},
volume = {104},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1698037
AU - Huge, Jean - de Bisthoven, Luc Janssens - Mushiete, Mathilda - Rochette, Anne-Julie - Candido, Soraya - Keunen, Hilde - Dandouh-Guebas, Farid - Koedam, Nico - Vanhove, Maarten Pieterjan
PY - 2020
TI - EIA-driven biodiversity mainstreaming in development cooperation: Confronting expectations and practice in the DR Congo
JF - Environmental Science & Policy
VL - 104
IS - FEB 2020
SP - 107-120
EP - 107-120
PB - Elsevier
SN - 14629011
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Development
KW - Congo
KW - Environmental impact assessment
KW - EIA
KW - Mainstreaming
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.003
L2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.003
N2 - Mainstreaming biodiversity in development cooperation activities is called for by scientists and policy-makers alike, as the current biodiversity crisis can only be mitigated if the linkages between biodiversity and human wellbeing are acknowledged. Reconciling biodiversity conservation and human development is a particularly topical challenge in highly biodiverse developing countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the population is highly dependent on natural resources for their livelihood. This study combines expert interviews with an evaluation of environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports, in order to determine the current motivations, obstacles and effectiveness of biodiversity mainstreaming in the DRC and to assess the framing, the representation and use of biodiversity in recently conducted EIAs in the DRC. Our findings indicate that biodiversity mainstreaming in the DRC is considered challenging due to enduring contextual (e.g. governance) factors; and that there is a strong support base for EIA among the interviewed experts. Turning to actual EIAs that were recently performed in the DRC, the diversity of framings motivating the uptake of biodiversity is remarkable. Instrumental reasons do not thwart intrinsic motivations -which is indicative of a support base for the non-instrumental value of biodiversity. The use of biodiversity baseline data in mitigation measures is low, and the taxonomic resolution of the biodiversity data in EIAs is uneven. Despite these challenges, the potential of EIA in the DRC is considered high, and linkages between project-driven EIA practice and biodiversity data collection and dissemination should be strengthened.
ER -
HUGE, Jean, Luc Janssens DE BISTHOVEN, Mathilda MUSHIETE, Anne-Julie ROCHETTE, Soraya CANDIDO, Hilde KEUNEN, Farid DANDOUH-GUEBAS, Nico KOEDAM and Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE. EIA-driven biodiversity mainstreaming in development cooperation: Confronting expectations and practice in the DR Congo. \textit{Environmental Science \&{} Policy}. Oxford: Elsevier, 2020, vol.~104, FEB 2020, p.~107-120. ISSN~1462-9011. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.003.
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