This paper makes a significant empirical contribution to our understanding of the complex
relations between indigenous people and nature. It builds on the literature on environmental …

In develo** countries, studies on sustainable preservation of forests (including non-timber
forest products NTFPs) have been poorly carried out for promoting alternative income …

We highlight the need for ecological justice and ecological ethics to go hand in hand with
social justice in conservation science. We focus on the importance of ecocentric (non …

Over the past several decades, the spatial extent of national parks, forest reserves, and other
protected areas has expanded rapidly, encompassing more than 16 percent of the Earth's …

Political ecologists are increasingly interested in the dynamics of power and authority where
mining and conservation converge. We contribute to this emerging literature by applying …

The militarization of conservation has been heavily criticized by critical social scientists,
Indigenous rights activists and NGOs for resulting in human rights violations and the …

• In war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), field research and interviews by
Dr Fergus O'Leary Simpson of University of Antwerp finds that many Indigenous and local …

Social scientists and activists critique militarized conservation as socially unjust. They
highlight displacements, dispossessions and human rights violations committed by armed …

The past decade has seen a wave of academic and activist writings criticizing the use of
militarized conservation to protect nature. In this commentary piece, we argue that the use of …