The expansion of soybean cultivation in South America has created substantial economic prosperity but has also raised a series of unsustainable land-use issues. Considering the telecoupling system (a system of socio-ecological interactions between distant places) between South America and its soybean trade partners, transnational governance could play an important role in addressing these issues. To achieve effective governance of this specific telecoupling system, this study applies a polycentric approach to improve the existing transnational governance and identify more suitable governance arrangements. This study first explores the telecoupling system and the existing transnational governance system of soybean land use in South America. It then compares the existing governance system with the polycentric approach to examine the gaps between them. Based on these analyses, suggestions for improving the governance system are provided, including increasing the involvement of major governance centres, improving public-private partnerships, and establishing a knowledge-sharing platform.

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南美洲大豆土地利用的跨国治理：一种多中心方法


南美洲大豆种植的扩张创造了巨大的经济繁荣，但也引发了一系列不可持续的土地利用问题。考虑到南美洲与其大豆贸易伙伴之间的远程耦合系统（遥远地方之间的社会生态互动系统），跨国治理可以在解决这些问题方面发挥重要作用。为了实现对这一特定远程耦合系统的有效治理，本研究采用多中心方法来改善现有的跨国治理并确定更合适的治理安排。本研究首先探讨了南美洲大豆土地利用的远程耦合系统和现有的跨国治理体系。然后，它将现有的治理系统与多中心方法进行比较，以检查它们之间的差距。基于这些分析，提出了改进治理系统的建议，包括增加主要治理中心的参与、改善公私伙伴关系和建立知识共享平台。