Defining invasive alien species from the roots up

Lessons from the 'De-eucalyptising Brigades' in Galicia, Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID5720117
AuthorsD Cidrás (0000-0002-4385-4642, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author), Marien González‐hidalgo (0000-0003-4702-4109, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Year2022
Volume99
Pages102746
Publication date2022-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0962-6298 • E-ISSN: 1873-5096
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102746
OpenAlexW4296686687
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited39

Social and cultural perspectives are increasingly considered in the literature on invasive alien species (IAS), after decades of being underexplored. However, within this growing body of research, there is little investigation into the role and knowledge of everyday rural and environmentalist networks in defining and engaging with or against the expansion of IAS. This paper contributes to debates on the political and spatial implications of this concept, through a critical examination of the bottom-up initiative of the ‘De-eucalyptising Brigades' (Galicia, Spain), which aims to remove eucalyptus trees from community-based property lands. A survey of participants of this movement paired with semi-structured interviews show the relevance of social-cultural dynamics in defining IAS. Our results also show how investigating activism against forestry involving a potential IAS sheds light on the everyday conflicts around who defines IAS and how they are defined

Alien · Environmental ethics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Conservation and Management · Forest Management and Policy

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