Capitalism and Conservation

Dan Brockington is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Fortress Conservation (2002), Celebrity and the Environment. Fame, Wealth and Power in Conservation (2009) and, with Rosaleen Duffy and Jim Igoe, Nature Unbound: Conservation, Capitalism and the Future of Protected Areas (2008). Rosaleen Duffy is Professor of International Politics at Manchester University. She is author or co-author of several books, including Killing for Conservation (2000), A Trip Too Far: Politics, Ecotourism and Exploitation (2002), and Nature Crime: How We’re Getting Conservation Wrong (forthcoming, 2010).

“This book is suitable for a range of audiences seeking a more in depth understanding of the pervasion of neoliberalism in conservation and the peripheral role of conservation to neoliberalism. It would be useful for politics, geography and tourism researchers while also being a potential pertinent resource for practitioners pursuing greater understanding of the processes. It is good value for money for these individuals.”  (Economic Geography Research Group, 2012)

• Introduction: Capitalism and Conservation: The Production and Reproduction of Biodiversity Conservation 1Dan Brockington and Rosaleen Duffy 1 A Spectacular Eco-Tour around the Historic Bloc: Theorising the Convergence of Biodiversity Conservation and Capitalist Expansion 17Jim Igoe, Katja Neves and Dan Brockington2 The Devil is in the (Bio)diversity: Private Sector “Engagement” and the Restructuring of Biodiversity Conservation 44Kenneth Iain MacDonald3 The Conservationist Mode of Production and Conservation NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa 82Dan Brockington and Katherine Scholfield4 Shifting Environmental Governance in a Neoliberal World: US AID for Conservation 108Catherine Corson5 Disconnected Nature: The Scaling Up of African Wildlife Foundation and its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation and Local Livelihoods 135Hassanali T. Sachedina6 The Rich, the Powerful and the Endangered: Conservation Elites, Networks and the Dominican Republic 156George Holmes7 Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa 179Marja Spierenburg and Harry Wels8 Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism 203James G. Carrier9 Making the Market: Specialty Coffee, Generational Pitches, and Papua New Guinea 221Paige West10 Cashing in on Cetourism: A Critical Ecological Engagement with Dominant E-NGO Discourses on Whaling, Cetacean Conservation, and Whale Watching 251Katja Neves11 Neoliberalising Nature? Elephant-Back Tourism in Thailand and Botswana 274Rosaleen Duffy and Lorraine Moore12 The Receiving End of Reform: Everyday Responses to Neoliberalisation in Southeastern Mexico 299Peter R.WilshusenIndex 332