The marginalisation of people from natural areas has dominated conservation approaches in post-colonial societies such as Australia. Yet the approach is limited, in part because people are also excluded from co-managing their local environments, an effect that raises important questions about the future of conservation in a reflexive era where account must also be taken of how to manage risks such as bushfires. To address the complexity of social processes that influence conservation, new forms of co-management between governments and community stakeholders are evolving but do not always achieve their participatory aims. In this article, discrepancies between perceptions of conservation governance and the responsibilities and activities of the South Australian Government are examined by reference to original research involving a residential survey and a follow-up focus group discussion with local community and non-profit environmental organisations. Findings suggest that local environmental groups are knowledge-rich and strong relationships exist between local conservation actors and government officers, but those partnerships receive only limited support. In addition, opportunities for co-management between government and non-governmental environmental organisations are hindered by insufficient acknowledgement within government of the importance of unique, actionable local knowledge; an inability to effectively coordinate activities across and between government and non-government actors; and an unwillingness to engage with stakeholders in a manner that develops and maintains trust.

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反思性现代性中生物多样性共同管理面临的挑战

来自自然地区的人们被边缘化，这在澳大利亚等后殖民社会主导了保护方法。然而，这种方法是有限的，部分原因是人们也被排除在共同管理他们当地的环境之外，这种影响引发了关于在反思时代保护未来的重要问题，在这个时代还必须考虑如何管理森林火灾等风险. 为了解决影响保护的社会过程的复杂性，政府和社区利益相关者之间的新形式的共同管理正在发展，但并不总能实现他们的参与目标。在本文中，通过参考涉及住宅调查和与当地社区和非营利环境组织的后续焦点小组讨论的原始研究，检查保护治理的看法与南澳大利亚政府的责任和活动之间的差异。调查结果表明，当地环保团体知识丰富，当地保护行动者和政府官员之间存在着牢固的关系，但这些伙伴关系只得到有限的支持。此外，政府内部对独特的、可操作的当地知识的重要性的认识不足，阻碍了政府和非政府环境组织之间共同管理的机会；无法有效协调政府和非政府行为者之间的活动；不愿意以建立和维持信任的方式与利益相关者接触。