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The role of social networks and trusted peers in promoting biodiverse carbon plantings Torabi, N, Cooke, B and Bekessy, S 2016, 'The role of social networks and trusted peers in promoting biodiverse carbon plantings', Australian Geographer, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 139-156. Document type: Journal Article Collection: Journal Articles Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size n2006060653.pdf Accepted Manuscript application/pdf 154.74KB Title The role of social networks and trusted peers in promoting biodiverse carbon plantings Author(s) Torabi, N Cooke, B Bekessy, S Year 2016 Journal name Australian Geographer Volume number 47 Issue number 2 Start page 139 End page 156 Total pages 18 Publisher Routledge Abstract Social capital has the potential to influence the success of biodiverse carbon plantings in the face of uncertainty amongst rural landholders about the need or efficacy of efforts to address climate change through tree planting. We conducted 17 face-to-face semi-structured interviews with landholders in Victoria, Australia who voluntarily participate in biodiverse carbon plantings on their land, focussing in particular on the role of social capital for understanding how 'early adopters' can advocate for programs locally. Interviews revealed the importance of social networks and the profound impact of trusted peers on the diffusion of carbon planting schemes. Social capital dimensions are especially important for shaping ongoing participation and the ways that participants become active agents in trusted relationships that influence participation of others. Our results suggest that positive impacts of social networks can counteract doubts about the validity of climate adaptation responses such as carbon planting, and enable landholders to connect the program with existing stewardship motivations. The ability for early adopters of the program to demonstrate the physical materialisation of their plantings to others was vital to this process. We propose that targeting champions and trusted peers in local communities could accelerate the proliferation of biodiverse carbon planting schemes. Subject Conservation and Biodiversity Land Use and Environmental Planning Environmental Management Keyword(s) Biodiversity Carbon farming Biodiverse carbon plantings Private land conservation Social capital Social networks Trust DOI - identifier 10.1080/00049182.2016.1154535 Copyright notice © 2016 Geographical Society of New South Wales Inc. ISSN 0004-9182 Additional Notes This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Geographer on 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00049182.2016.1154535 Related Links Link Description https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2016.1154535 Link to Published Version   Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 14 Apr 2016, 13:19:58 EST Wed, 04 May 2016, 00:13:28 EST Thu, 22 Jun 2017, 10:01:15 EST Wed, 31 Oct 2018, 08:35:15 EST Wed, 31 Oct 2018, 08:38:54 EST Wed, 31 Oct 2018, 08:44:18 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in Thomson Reuters Web of Science Article | Citations Cited 1 times in Scopus Article | Citations Altmetric details: Access Statistics: 163 Abstract Views, 30 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 14 Apr 2016, 11:04:00 EST by Catalyst Administrator