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Best practices are never best: Evaluating primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) with a decolonial
Michelle Bezanson1, Montserrat Franquesa-Soler2, Martin Kowalewski3
1Department of Anthropology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, USA.
American Journal of Primatology
|August 4, 2022
Summary
Primate conservation education programs often focus narrowly on local communities. A broader approach is needed, engaging global consumers and considering neocolonial contexts in conservation education efforts.
Area of Science:
- Primate Conservation
- Conservation Education
- Ecology
Background:
- Primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) face scrutiny for potentially neocolonial approaches.
- Habitat destruction is driven by global consumption, necessitating a wider scope for conservation education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate primate conservation education programs for neocolonial contexts in their goals, methods, and assessments.
- To determine if current PCEPs adequately address the global drivers of habitat loss.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of primate conservation literature from 2001-2021 focusing on education programs.
- Analysis of primate field researcher and field site websites for education program focus.
Main Results:
- Over 96% of reviewed PCEPs (50/52) were implemented in local communities within habitat countries.
- Education programs were predominantly community-focused, with limited outreach to global consumers or industrialized nations.
Conclusions:
- Conservation primatologists must expand educational outreach beyond local communities to include global consumers.
- Strategies include collaborations with zoos, media, and schools, and critically examining positionality and historical exclusion in conservation.
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