@article{SpiesZuberiMaehlisetal.2022, author = {Spies, Michael and Zuberi, Mehwish and M{\"a}hlis, Madlen and Zakirova, Aksana and Alff, Henryk and Raab, Christoph}, title = {Towards a participatory systems approach to managing complex bioeconomy interventions in the agrarian sector}, series = {Sustainable Production and Consumption}, journal = {Sustainable Production and Consumption}, number = {31}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {2352-5509}, doi = {10.1016/j.spc.2022.03.020}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4205}, pages = {557 -- 568}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Calls for a "sustainable bioeconomy" have recently begun to proliferate in academic and political circles as an answer to global challenges such as the rapidly increasing world population and changing environmental conditions due to climate change. To build economies that rely on various sources of biomass rather than on fossil-based resources, bioeconomy policies highlight a need to explore ways in which productivity in agriculture can be increased. While the focus on productivity growth has largely been inspired by technology optimism and modernisation thinking, the local knowledge of farmers and other rural stakeholders - as a means of contributing to socially and ecologically more sustainable bioeconomy pathways - has frequently been sidelined. This perspective article proposes and discusses a participatory approach to strategy formulation and evaluation in agricultural transformation and bioeconomy development that is based on the methodological toolbox MARISCO (Adaptive MAnagement of vulnerability and RISk at COnservation sites). By offering a means of developing a comprehensive knowledge map, bringing together both insights and perspectives from diverse local stakeholders, this approach enables a systemic evaluation of the social and ecological effects of intervention strategies on the ground. The article outlines the benefits - and challenges - of such a systemic and participatory approach and briefly sketches how the results can be utilised in more sustainable governance processes in the development of bioeconomy strategies. We conclude that our adapted MARISCO methodology offers a viable tool to make more visible the perspectives and knowledge of biomass producers for policymakers and to contribute to a much-needed discursive shift in bioeconomy debates towards more holistic and inclusive perspectives.}, language = {en} } @article{ZuberiRaabSpies2022, author = {Zuberi, Mehwish and Raab, Christoph and Spies, Michael}, title = {Landnutzungswandel im Baumwollg{\"u}rtel Pakistans : Gen-Baumwolle, Agrardiversifizierung und {\"o}kologische Herausforderungen im S{\"u}den des Punjab}, series = {Geographische Rundschau}, journal = {Geographische Rundschau}, number = {4}, publisher = {Westermann Bildungsmedien Verlag GmbH}, issn = {0016-7460}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-5265}, pages = {20 -- 25}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Baumwolle ist die {\"o}konomisch wichtigste Nutzpflanze Pakistans, weshalb die Region S{\"u}dpunjab mit dem dort gelegenen Baumwollg{\"u}rtel eine zentrale Rolle f{\"u}r die Landwirtschaft des Landes darstellt. Berichte {\"u}ber einen drastischen R{\"u}ckgang der Baumwollproduktion in der Region haben in den letzten Jahren landesweit Besorgnis ausgel{\"o}st. Die derzeitige Baumwollkrise ist zumindest zum Teil auf die unkontrollierte, massive Verbreitung von gentechnisch ver{\"a}nderten Baumwollsorten, auch bekannt als Bt-Baumwolle, zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren. Im Distrikt Multan, dem Zentrum des S{\"u}dpunjab, haben viele Baumwollproduzenten auf alternative Anbaukulturen umgestellt. Die Diversifizierung als Anpassungsoption steht jedoch nicht allen zur Verf{\"u}gung und schließt insbesondere {\"a}rmere b{\"a}uerliche Haushalte aus.}, language = {de} }