TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting the Lorax complex
T2 - deep ecology and biophilia in cross-cultural perspective
AU - Kopnina, Helen
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - By supporting creation of protected areas, conservation projects are known to bring economic prosperity to the local communities, but also incite criticism. A common theme in the critique of conservation organizations is the proximity to neoliberal agencies seeking to capitalize on environment, which disadvantage the local communities. Community participation has been proposed as a panacea for neoliberal conservation. However, conservation efficacy is not always contingent on the community involvement and reliance on ‘traditional’ practices in protected areas has not always benefitted biodiversity. Simultaneously, critique of conservation ignores evidence of indigenous activism as well as alternative forms of environmentalism which provide a broader ethical support base for conservation. This article highlights the challenges and contradictions, as well as offers hopeful directions in order to more effectively ground compassionate conservation.
AB - By supporting creation of protected areas, conservation projects are known to bring economic prosperity to the local communities, but also incite criticism. A common theme in the critique of conservation organizations is the proximity to neoliberal agencies seeking to capitalize on environment, which disadvantage the local communities. Community participation has been proposed as a panacea for neoliberal conservation. However, conservation efficacy is not always contingent on the community involvement and reliance on ‘traditional’ practices in protected areas has not always benefitted biodiversity. Simultaneously, critique of conservation ignores evidence of indigenous activism as well as alternative forms of environmentalism which provide a broader ethical support base for conservation. This article highlights the challenges and contradictions, as well as offers hopeful directions in order to more effectively ground compassionate conservation.
KW - biodiversity conservation
KW - deep ecology
KW - ecological justice
KW - environmental justice
KW - environmentalism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84988717983&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23251042.2015.1048765
DO - 10.1080/23251042.2015.1048765
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988717983
SN - 2325-1042
VL - 1
SP - 315
EP - 324
JO - Environmental Sociology
JF - Environmental Sociology
IS - 4
ER -