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Negotiating Nature: Collaboration and Conflict between Aboriginal and Conservation Interests in New South Wales, Australia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Adams, Michael |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | Abstract Faced with the paradox of a large global increase in conservation reserves and a simultaneous global decreasein actual effective protection for biodiversity, conservation scientists and policymakers are questioningestablished conservation theory and practice. I argue that the fundamental premises, the foundational myths,for Western-style conservation also need to be questioned. The statistics on Indigenous land claims, andconservation reserves, in Australia and more specifically the state of New South Wales (NSW), reveal alandscape of policy failure in both arenas. Focusing on Australia, I use spatial analysis and policy histories todemonstrate converging trajectories of land use priorities for conservation needs and Indigenous peoples'needs. This intersection, while generating much potential for conflict, also creates new political landscapes. Acombination of spatial and cultural analyses can create a clear picture of new “operational landscapes”, and anunderstanding of the (sometimes) complementary values of different cultural groups negotiating about theselandscapes. From the basis that environmental problems are fundamentally social problems, this papercontributes to explorations of new paradigms supporting new social-ecological relationships, and newrelationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. |
| Starting Page | 3 |
| Ending Page | 11 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0814062600002251 |
| Volume Number | 20 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1427&context=scipapers |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
