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
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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
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