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  • Essay / Social Ecological Systems - 2259

    The connections between social and ecological systems have been largely underestimated in the past. Many environmental scientists and managers involved in various social-ecological systems (SES) are now beginning to appeal to innovative institutional models integrating governance methods that allow adaptation in response to ecological factors (Maclean, K. et al. 2013). . This issue is being considered at local and global levels. Some believe that by accepting that social beliefs, values ​​and decision rules are affected by environmental change and therefore adapt in response to the environment, it is possible to better understand things such as life transitions. land use, study of sustainability, management of natural resources. and environmental change at local and global scales (Meyfroidt 2013). Until recent years, there has been little attention to the dominance of small land managers' environmental perceptions, knowledge, evaluations and judgments in their responses to environmental changes and fluctuations. The results of various studies carried out on this topic seem to support the idea that by recognizing the "adaptive dance" that occurs between social and ecological systems, we will be better able to manage environmental problems. The effect of natural (ecological) systems on societyHumans' perceptions are highly variable, and factors such as beliefs, functions, and values ​​are continually reconsidered by these human agents as surrounding factors such as the environment change (Meyfroidt 2013). It was found in the studies carried out by Bamberg (2003) that people's level of concern for the environment directly affects people's views and that the understanding of cognition is specific to the middle of the article... ...there are two aspects. which are not always included in adaptive governance. These are issues of social inequality and legitimacy, and should be integrated into the design of adaptive management strategies (Cote and Nightingale 2000). Adaptive management appears to have proven to be an effective way to address challenges in social-ecological systems. The few issues surrounding this type of governance are insignificant compared to the benefits of these strategies. It is clear that it is essential to recognize the fact that social systems are linked to ecological systems, that they depend on each other and influence each other. By embracing the idea of ​​social-ecological systems and the adaptation of each aspect in response to changes in the other, we should be better able to address and manage the environmental challenges we face..