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Advancing Multispecies Justice via Capability-Based Nature Solutions
- A study published in npj Urban Sustainability proposes a capability-based framework for achieving multispecies justice through nature-based solutions in urban environments.
- The capability approach emphasizes promoting the flourishing of all species within urban landscapes, challenging anthropocentric urban policies that prioritize human interests.
- The framework advocates for inclusive governance structures that recognize nonhuman voices and ensure the expansion of freedoms and capabilities for diverse species.
- Authors blend insights from ecology, political theory, and environmental justice to advocate for a paradigm shift in urban sustainability towards multispecies flourishing.
- It calls for evaluating urban projects based on their impact on multiple species' capabilities, such as habitat connectivity and ecological processes that support various organisms.
- The study discusses challenges in operationalizing multispecies justice within existing urban governance systems and suggests innovative policy instruments and adaptive structures.
- By emphasizing justice as a relational concept and centering on the capability approach, the study highlights the need for equitable distribution of ecological freedoms across species.
- The research explores how cultural narratives influence urban nature perceptions and governance priorities, advocating for inclusive engagement and environmental education.
- Case studies demonstrate practical applications of multispecies justice, including green corridors for wildlife movement and pollinator-friendly gardens in urban spaces.
- The capability approach presents a transformative agenda for urban sustainability, urging a reimagining of cities as habitats where human and nonhuman lives can thrive together.
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