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Just Conservation - Biodiversity, Wellbeing and Sustainability (Paperback)
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Just Conservation - Biodiversity, Wellbeing and Sustainability (Paperback)
Series: Earthscan Conservation and Development
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Loss of biodiversity is one of the great environmental challenges
facing humanity but unfortunately efforts to reduce the rate of
loss have so far failed. At the same time, these efforts have too
often resulted in unjust social outcomes in which people living in
or near to areas designated for conservation lose access to their
territories and resources. In this book the author argues that our
approach to biodiversity conservation needs to be more strongly
informed by a concern for and understanding of social justice
issues. Injustice can be a driver of biodiversity loss and a
barrier to efforts at preservation. Conversely, the pursuit of
social justice can be a strong motivation to find solutions to
environmental problems. The book therefore argues that the pursuit
of socially just conservation is not only intrinsically the right
thing to do, but will also be instrumental in bringing about
greater success. The argument for a more socially just conservation
is initially developed conceptually, drawing upon ideas of
environmental justice that incorporate concerns for distribution,
procedure and recognition. It is then applied to a range of
approaches to conservation including benefit sharing arrangements,
integrated conservation and development projects and market-based
approaches such as sustainable timber certification and payments
for ecosystem services schemes. Case studies are drawn from the
author's research in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Laos, Bolivia, China
and India.
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