Overview

This book explores how NGOs have been influential in shaping global biodiversity, conservation policy, and practice. It encapsulates a growing body of literature that has questioned the mandates, roles, and effectiveness of these organizations–and the critique of these critics. This volume seeks to nurture an open conversation about contemporary NGO practices through analysis and engagement.

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Author:   Peter Bille Larsen ,  Dan Brockington
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Weight:   3.999kg
ISBN:  

9783319868943

ISBN 10:   3319868942
Pages:   289
Publication Date:   22 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction: Rethinking the Boundaries of Conservation NGOs.- 2. ""The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Dirty Harrys of Conservation"": Revisiting the Anthropology of Conservation NGOs.- 3. Anthropology of Conservation NGOs: Learning from a Sectoral Approach to the Study of NGOs.- 4. Business, Biodiversity and New ""Fields"" of Conservation: The World Conservation Congress and the Renegotiation of Organisational Order.- 5. The Strategies and Effectiveness of Conservation NGOs in the Global Voluntary Standards: The Case of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm-oil.- 6. Investigating Consistency of a Pro-Market Perspective Amongst Conservationists.- 7. Conservation Jujutsu, or How Conservation NGOs Use Market Forces to Save Nature from Markets in Southern Chile.- 8. Strength and Limitations of Conservation NGOs in Meeting Local Needs: The Case of REDD+ in Nigeria.- 9.  Misreading the Conservation Landscape."

Reviews

This book is a prime example of the high-quality scholarly work that is being produced within the framework of this new generation of critical environmental conservation studies. ... This book is to be commended for its success in addressing and transposing some of the limitations that accompanied earlier studies. ... this book will be of great use to a variety of readers who seek to deepen their understanding of contemporary environmental conservation. (Katja Neves, Conservation & Society, Vol. 17 (4), 2019)

Author Information

Peter Bille Larsen is an anthropologist with two decades of experience in global conservation research and practice. He teaches sustainable development, environmental anthropology, and international governance at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.  Dan Brockington directs the Sheffield Institute of International Development at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research covers conservation, agricultural change, and celebrity, entailing fieldwork in remote parts of East Africa and offices in large cities. 

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