Reconciling culture and conservation of wildlife

Field insights regarding sustainable community development projects and stakeholder well‐being

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12306455
AutoresRotem Weizman (0000-0002-7587-9086, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Washington District of Columbia USA), Craig Talmage (0000-0002-0824-8364, Hobart & William Smith Colleges Geneva New York USA, autor de correspondencia), Beth Allgood (OneNature Washington District of Columbia USA), Carson Hilary Barylak (International Fund for Animal Welfare), Carson Barylak (International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Washington District of Columbia USA)
Año2022
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas223-236
Fecha de publicación2022-08-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSustainable Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/sd.2385
OpenAlexW4293507346
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas42

This article showcases tensions between local culture and wildlife conservation work. The community capitals framework is applied drawing specifically on cultural capital, natural capital, and economic capital for elucidation of notable insights. Five cases from across the world are leveraged to identify where and how culture and conservation can be reconciled to enhance the well‐being for humans and wildlife. The five cases include: Whaling in Iceland; elephants in Thailand; monk seals in Hawaii; koalas in Australia; and, wildlife in Alaska. The article demonstrates how different communities have and can shift values to view animals as co‐producers of well‐being rather than commodities. These communities can find ways to examine and take advantage of the intersections of economic, cultural, and natural capital. Moreover, the nature of how species are culturally defined as important is examined leaving many questions regarding power, ownership, and leadership in future sustainable development efforts including wildlife conservation

Biology · Capital (architecture · Economics · Ecosystem services · Environmental ethics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Natural capital · North American Model of Wildlife Conservation · Political science · Public relations · Stakeholder · Whaling · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Work (physics · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Ecology