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Conservation geopolitics.
Timothy Hodgetts1, Dawn Burnham1, Amy Dickman1
1Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Tubney, Oxfordshire, OX13 5QL, U.K.
Geopolitics significantly impacts wildlife conservation efforts and outcomes. Understanding geopolitical practices is crucial for developing effective, future-oriented conservation strategies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental studies
- Political science
- Conservation biology
Background:
- Geopolitics influences wildlife conservation through territorial and security practices.
- Emerging fields like environmental geopolitics and geopolitical ecology theorize these links.
- A geopolitical perspective is essential for analyzing conservation challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review research on geopolitics and wildlife conservation.
- To identify future research priorities in conservation geopolitics.
- To define and apply a geopolitical perspective to conservation issues.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent work on geopolitics and conservation.
- Development of a typology of core geopolitical practices relevant to conservation.
- Identification of conservation situations benefiting from a geopolitical perspective.
Main Results:
- Geopolitical practices like colonization, migration management, border control, and security (military, economic, environmental) affect conservation.
- Conceptual developments link geopolitics and environmental management.
- A geopolitical perspective can enhance analytical clarity in conservation.
Conclusions:
- Urgent research questions involve the impact of inter-country political/economic differences on biodiversity.
- Investigating how geopolitical practices influence conservation success is key.
- Better management of borders and movements for humans and wildlife is needed.
- Selecting conservation strategies aligned with geopolitical realities is vital.
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