Seram is Indonesia's 8th largest island. It is central to the historic spice islands, once a hotbed for international trade of profitable tree‐products, primarily clove and nutmeg. Recent increased rates of social and ecological change, including costly conflicts, present Seram with new challenges and opportunities for conservation and development. Using place‐based transdisciplinary research methods, we diagnose the problems emerging in Seram. Engaging with actors across multiple scales and sectors, we explore drivers of change, social‐ecological impacts, and institutional arrangements that might achieve improved inclusive and sustainable development outcomes. Traditional and formal governance arrangements require harmonizing to optimize the benefits and costs from large‐scale investments arriving in Seram. Organizations wishing to achieve positive impact can more strategically engage with the broad range of actors to harmonize divergent visions for the future and confront the reality of incoming investments and infrastructure.

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转型中的小岛：治理印度尼西亚Seram的保护与发展

Seram是印度尼西亚的第八大岛。它是历史悠久的香料群岛的中心，曾经是可获利的木制品（主要是丁香和肉豆蔻）的国际贸易的温床。最近社会和生态变化的速度增加，包括代价高昂的冲突，给塞拉姆带来了保护和发展的新挑战和机遇。使用基于场所的跨学科研究方法，我们诊断了Seram中出现的问题。我们与多个规模和部门的参与者互动，探索可能推动改善包容性和可持续发展成果的变革驱动因素，社会生态影响和体制安排。传统的和正式的治理安排需要协调一致，以优化从到达Seram的大规模投资中获得的收益和成本。