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It asks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can a multidimensional power analysis allow us to better understand the context, design and social and biodiversity outcomes of stakeholder participation processes?<\/li>\n<li>What strategies in theory and practice exist to overcome the challenges related to power dynamics?<\/li>\n<li>What role can and should researchers, institutional representatives and practitioners play in the design and implementation of stakeholder participation processes that address power dynamics?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><em>POWERBIODIV<\/em><\/strong> will adopt an \u201cevidence informed\u201d approach that includes scientific and grey literatures but also other expert knowledge and sources of validated evidence. To do so, <strong><em>POWERBIODIV<\/em><\/strong> will use well recognized methodologies for knowledge synthesis including high quality systematic reviews to integrate social and political theories of power in the conservation literature, with solution scanning and expert consultation to access the perspectives, stories, and knowledges not typically represented in conservation literature.\u00a0 <strong><em>POWERBIODIV<\/em><\/strong> <strong>will benefit both science and practice by providing a practical approach to addressing and integrating power dynamics in stakeholder processes with the aim of improving sustainable biodiversity conservation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bloc_gris\">Want to learn more? 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