Activity 4.2 Environmental Policy Frameworks

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Ethical Responsibility
This frame stresses the moral duty related to conservation of the environment for future generations, considering the intrinsic value of ecosystems and the rights of all living things.

Economic Sustainability
Concerns balancing economic development with environmental conservation. Policies should ensure benefits that can be enjoyed on a long-term basis without depletion of resources and/or irreparable damage to the environment.

Cultural Sensitivity
Recognizes that cultural beliefs and practices form important bases for environmental attitudes. Policies should respect and conform to local traditions and values.

Risk-Benefit Analysis
Calculates the potential risks (such as ecological harm and financial costs) against the benefits (such as improved health and resource conservation) in undertaking environmental actions.

Collaborative Governance
A multi-stakeholder collaboration that ensures diverse voices-government, businesses, local communities, and NGOs-are represented in policy making and implementation.
Rationale for CHOSEN FRAMEWORK
Today's environmental policy challenges require an integrative and adaptive framework to handle diverse perspectives and priorities. I have carefully chosen the five frames to reflect a holistic approach to environmental decision-making: Ethical Responsibility, Economic Sustainability, Cultural Sensitivity, Risk-Benefit Analysis, and Collaborative Governance.

Ethical Responsibility:
This is a foundational frame since it focuses on the moral imperative for taking care of the planet. Most decisions involving the environment have ethical connotations, like the management of biodiversity to ensure minimal damage to the most vulnerable communities. Incorporating this frame allows policies to consider ecosystem value and the rights of all parties concerned, in line with the values espoused by the Environmental Framing Consortium (2005).

Economic Sustainability:
Inspired by Bryan’s (2003) economic context, this frame acknowledges the necessity of financial viability in environmental policies. However, it extends beyond short-term financial considerations to emphasize the importance of sustainable resource management, ensuring long-term economic and environmental health.

Cultural Sensitivity:
Environmental policies are usually faced with failure in case they fail to consider cultural norms and values. Inclusion of this frame, therefore, is aimed at considering respect for local traditions and practices. As Bryan 2003, has suggested in his cultural context, policies which are culturally compatible are more likely to appeal to the mass for acceptance and compliance.

Risk-Benefit Analysis:
This frame is an extension of the risk perspective developed by Davis & Lewicki, 2003. The evaluation of every environmental policy in terms of threats and opportunities is an essential step in making a decision that is evidence-based and justifiable. This conceptual approach ensures less opposition and unanticipated impacts.
Collaborative Governance:
Environmental challenges are complex, multilayered, and require inputs from a wide array of stakeholders. Drawing from the conflict management frame inspired by Davis & Lewicki, 2003, this frame emphasizes partnership and dialogue in policy-making as a means of engendering confidence and ensures that solutions would be equitably balanced and broadly accepted.

Put together, these frames offer a well-rounded structure within which environmental conflict resolution and policy development can be tried. They meld together ethical, economic, cultural, and pragmatic perspectives to ensure that decisions are fair, sustainable, and inclusive. This approach enables policymakers to address the multifaceted nature of environmental problems at different levels.




  • Davis, C. B., & Lewicki, R. J. (2003). Environmental conflict resolution: Framing and intractability—An introduction. Environmental Practice, 5(3), 200–206.
  • Bryan, T. (2003). Context in environmental conflicts: Where you stand depends on where you sit. Environmental Practice, 5(3), 256–264.
  • Environmental Framing Consortium. (2005). Framing choices. Understanding Environmental Problems. Retrieved from http://www.intractableconflict.org/environmentalframing/framing_choices.shtml

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