Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains

[摘要] 1. Political will is a critical determinant of the success or failure of environmentalpolicies and interventions. Harnessing the political will necessary to implementenvironmental solutions can be challenging because environmental prioritiesmay compete with other societal interests in policymaking.2. Environmental solutions are more politically feasible if fundamentally aligned with thecore interests of key policymakers. Understanding the political agendas of decisionmakers enables conservationists to identify where political will already exists, andallows environmental objectives to piggyback on the motivation to deliver results.3. In this paper, we explore the core interests of the Chinese leadership to uncoveropportunities to leverage Beijing's political will for sustainability and conservation gains. China's growing influence on ecosystems and natural resource useboth within and beyond its borders makes an analysis of its leadership's politicalwill valuable and timely.

[学科分类] 护理学

[关键词] Beijing;Chinese leadership;development strategy;geopolitics;People's Republic of China;political agenda;political feasibility;sustainable development