Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand
Recognizing the value of nature for people’s wellbeing is key to ensuring protection of the environment for current and future generations. However, data to demonstrate the connection between nature and wellbeing, are needed for environmental reporting, to inform policy development and evaluate prog...
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| author | Anne-Gaelle Elsa Ausseil Anne-Gaelle Elsa Ausseil Pamela Booth Suzie Greenhalgh Oshadhi Samarasinghe Alison Collins |
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| description | Recognizing the value of nature for people’s wellbeing is key to ensuring protection of the environment for current and future generations. However, data to demonstrate the connection between nature and wellbeing, are needed for environmental reporting, to inform policy development and evaluate progress toward outcomes. While many indicators exist, they are mostly derived from available data collected for other purposes and there is limited, if any, description of how these indicators were designed. Based on a conceptualization of nature–well-being connections, we propose a participatory process to identify fit-for-purpose indicators linking nature to human wellbeing. The process uses a series of targeted questions to explore how different aspects of wellbeing rely on nature, enabling more fitting indicators to be identified by the participatory group. The process was refined and tested in workshops with stakeholders in a New Zealand context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0cbb89dadf64003b67af1f0d9ee40f12023-08-16T17:44:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-08-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.12411281241128Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New ZealandAnne-Gaelle Elsa Ausseil0Anne-Gaelle Elsa Ausseil1Pamela Booth2Suzie Greenhalgh3Oshadhi Samarasinghe4Alison Collins5Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Wellington, New ZealandMinistry for the Environment, Wellington, New ZealandManaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Wellington, New ZealandManaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Auckland, New ZealandManaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Auckland, New ZealandMinistry for the Environment, Wellington, New ZealandRecognizing the value of nature for people’s wellbeing is key to ensuring protection of the environment for current and future generations. However, data to demonstrate the connection between nature and wellbeing, are needed for environmental reporting, to inform policy development and evaluate progress toward outcomes. While many indicators exist, they are mostly derived from available data collected for other purposes and there is limited, if any, description of how these indicators were designed. Based on a conceptualization of nature–well-being connections, we propose a participatory process to identify fit-for-purpose indicators linking nature to human wellbeing. The process uses a series of targeted questions to explore how different aspects of wellbeing rely on nature, enabling more fitting indicators to be identified by the participatory group. The process was refined and tested in workshops with stakeholders in a New Zealand context.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1241128/fullindicator developmentprocess designecosystem servicesnature’s contribution to peoplewellbeingquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Anne-Gaelle Elsa Ausseil Anne-Gaelle Elsa Ausseil Pamela Booth Suzie Greenhalgh Oshadhi Samarasinghe Alison Collins Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand Frontiers in Environmental Science indicator development process design ecosystem services nature’s contribution to people wellbeing quality of life |
| title | Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand |
| title_full | Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand |
| title_short | Designing fit-for-purpose indicators to connect nature and people’s well-being in New Zealand |
| title_sort | designing fit for purpose indicators to connect nature and people s well being in new zealand |
| topic | indicator development process design ecosystem services nature’s contribution to people wellbeing quality of life |
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