Journal
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 41-64Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/089419202317174011
Keywords
accountability; biodiversity protection; community-based conservation; conservation and development; governance; learning; legitimacy; politics; protected area management
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In this article we build on an accompanying critique of recent writings in international biodiversity conservation (this issue). Many scholars and observers are calling for stricter enforcement of protected area boundaries given the perceived failure of integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) and other people-oriented approaches to safeguard biodiversity. Pointing to many ongoing, field-based efforts, we argue that this resurgent focus on authoritarian protection practices largely overlooks key aspects of social and political process including clarification of moral standpoint, legitimacy, governance, accountability, learning, and nonlocal forces. Following a discussion of these six points, we off er a series of recommendations aimed at highlighting existing work and encouraging dialogue and constructive debate on the ways in which biodiversity protection interventions are carried out in developing countries.
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