I published two articles in the well-known and academically grounded news page The Conversation over the last months. The first is about doing research among Indigenous groups and the second is about the unsustainability of the wildlife economy, which is gaining popularity in southern Africa. The latter is based on a special issue I co-edited…Read more Check out two recent articles on The Conversation
The unsustainability of the southern African wildlife economy
Stasja Koot, Lerato Thakholi, Bram Büscher Southern Africa’s wildlife economy is often hailed as a major success and model to be emulated. Using biodiversity and wildlife as the basis for economic growth is seen to both increase wildlife numbers and economic revenue, leading to sustainable economic development. But does it actually do that? A recent…Read more The unsustainability of the southern African wildlife economy
Check out a short piece about Convivial Conservation on Europe For Nature
Together with my colleagues Lerato Thakholi, Robert Fletcher, Louise Carver, Bram Büscher and Shelby Matevich I wrote a piece about Convivial Conservation, you can check it here: https://europefornature.eu/convivial-conservation/
New paper out! Introduction: Fallen from grace? The legacy and state of southern African conservation
Check out my latest paper under Publications. Written together with Lerato Thakholi and Bram Buscher, we scrutinize the historical and current sustainability in southern African conservation, and its role in global biodiversity conservation. It is an Introduction to a special issue in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, for which we were guest editors…Read more New paper out! Introduction: Fallen from grace? The legacy and state of southern African conservation
Ethics research codes and contracts may oppress vulnerable and Indigenous groups
Codes of conduct and contracts for scientific research should protect vulnerable populations, such as Indigenous peoples, from exploitation and promote their role in research. But with the San in Southern Africa, I have found that they can also backfire and even oppress them. Ethical rules for scientific research are important to prevent research from being…Read more Ethics research codes and contracts may oppress vulnerable and Indigenous groups
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