Title of thesis: Traditional ecological knowledge and (co-)management among the Mapuche: Explorin... more Title of thesis: Traditional ecological knowledge and (co-)management among the Mapuche: Exploring Lanín national Park (Argentina).
Based on empirical field research, this thesis examines the relationship between traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and nature conservation, focusing specifically on the mapuche communities in the Lanín National Park (LNP) in Argentina, and the issues and complexities relating to the co-management of the LNP. The collected data were qualitatively analyzed according to an interdisciplinary and systematic theoretical perspective, which highlights that: 1) The notion of "indigenous community" has to be problematized regarding the context of internal migrations; the recognized status of indigenous communities has repercussions within the LNP; 2) TEK is ecosociospecific, embedded in an institutional regime of community possession, and show a coherent set to deal with a wide range of needs (sociocultural and economic reproduction); 3) The institutional conditions related to the LNP are fundamental and influence the updating of TEK, and the guidance of the use of natural resources: for example, the partial physical possession of the resources for the Mapuche, does not allow them for economic and sociocultural reproduction; the spatial boundary underline the inherent limitations of TEK, when they have to respond to the needs of productive growth (increasing population density), and results in the deterioration of ecological funds. Thus, this thesis reveals the contradictions between co-management and the TEK of the Mapuche, threatening both the TEK and the natural resources of LNP; it also draws attention to the agency of the social actors, as the Mapuche now seem to confer upon their TEK a strategic role in a process of reterritorialization and indigenous empowerment. --------------- Titre de la thèse: Savoirs traditionnels écologiques et (co-)gestion chez les Mapuche : Le cas du Parc national Lanín (Argentine).
Réalisée à partir d'une recherche de terrain, cette thèse porte sur le rapport entre les savoirs traditionnels écologiques (STE) et la conservation de la nature; particulièrement ceux de collectivités mapuche concernées par le parc national Lanín (PNL) en Argentine, marqué par un processus de co-gestion et ses enjeux. Les données collectées ont été analysées qualitativement suivant une perspective théorique interdisciplinaire et systémique, mettant en évidence que: 1) La notion de «communauté autochtone» doit être problématisée vu les migrations internes; le statut reconnu aux autochtones a des répercussions dans le PNL; 2) Les STE sont écosociospécifiques, ancrés dans un régime institutionnel de possession communautaire et relèvent d’une logique d’ensemble afin de répondre à un ensemble de besoins (reproduction socioculturelle et économique); 3) Les conditions institutionnelles liées au PNL sont fondamentales et influent sur l'actualisation des STE et l'orientation dans l'usage des ressources: par exemple, la possession matérielle partielle des Mapuche sur les ressources ne leur permet pas une reproduction économique et socioculturelle; la limite spatiale souligne les limites intrinsèques des STE lorsqu'il s'agit de répondre à la nécessité d'une croissance productive (population toujours plus dense), engendrant la détérioration des fonds écologiques. Ainsi, cette thèse révèle les contradictions entre le cadre de la co-gestion et les STE mapuche, menaçant à la fois les STE et les ressources du PNL; également l'agencéité des acteurs sociaux puisque les Mapuche conféreraient désormais à leurs STE un rôle dans un processus de reterritorialisation et d'empowerment autochtone.
Preface:
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conser... more Preface: IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation. Poverty, rights and inequity a re fundamental challenges, which the conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustanability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple. Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions. Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-link ages are built. Taken together, however, they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches. What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address poverty, equity and rights in conservation? What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and poverty-focused conservation? What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, partic ipation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field. It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation.This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
Preface :
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation U... more Preface : IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation. Poverty, rights and inequity are fundamental challenges, which the conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustainability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple. Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions. Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-linkages are built. Taken together, however, they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches. What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address poverty, equity and rights in conservation? What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and povertyfocused conservation? What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, participation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field. It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation. This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
Title of thesis: Traditional ecological knowledge and (co-)management among the Mapuche: Explorin... more Title of thesis: Traditional ecological knowledge and (co-)management among the Mapuche: Exploring Lanín national Park (Argentina).
Based on empirical field research, this thesis examines the relationship between traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and nature conservation, focusing specifically on the mapuche communities in the Lanín National Park (LNP) in Argentina, and the issues and complexities relating to the co-management of the LNP. The collected data were qualitatively analyzed according to an interdisciplinary and systematic theoretical perspective, which highlights that: 1) The notion of "indigenous community" has to be problematized regarding the context of internal migrations; the recognized status of indigenous communities has repercussions within the LNP; 2) TEK is ecosociospecific, embedded in an institutional regime of community possession, and show a coherent set to deal with a wide range of needs (sociocultural and economic reproduction); 3) The institutional conditions related to the LNP are fundamental and influence the updating of TEK, and the guidance of the use of natural resources: for example, the partial physical possession of the resources for the Mapuche, does not allow them for economic and sociocultural reproduction; the spatial boundary underline the inherent limitations of TEK, when they have to respond to the needs of productive growth (increasing population density), and results in the deterioration of ecological funds. Thus, this thesis reveals the contradictions between co-management and the TEK of the Mapuche, threatening both the TEK and the natural resources of LNP; it also draws attention to the agency of the social actors, as the Mapuche now seem to confer upon their TEK a strategic role in a process of reterritorialization and indigenous empowerment. --------------- Titre de la thèse: Savoirs traditionnels écologiques et (co-)gestion chez les Mapuche : Le cas du Parc national Lanín (Argentine).
Réalisée à partir d'une recherche de terrain, cette thèse porte sur le rapport entre les savoirs traditionnels écologiques (STE) et la conservation de la nature; particulièrement ceux de collectivités mapuche concernées par le parc national Lanín (PNL) en Argentine, marqué par un processus de co-gestion et ses enjeux. Les données collectées ont été analysées qualitativement suivant une perspective théorique interdisciplinaire et systémique, mettant en évidence que: 1) La notion de «communauté autochtone» doit être problématisée vu les migrations internes; le statut reconnu aux autochtones a des répercussions dans le PNL; 2) Les STE sont écosociospécifiques, ancrés dans un régime institutionnel de possession communautaire et relèvent d’une logique d’ensemble afin de répondre à un ensemble de besoins (reproduction socioculturelle et économique); 3) Les conditions institutionnelles liées au PNL sont fondamentales et influent sur l'actualisation des STE et l'orientation dans l'usage des ressources: par exemple, la possession matérielle partielle des Mapuche sur les ressources ne leur permet pas une reproduction économique et socioculturelle; la limite spatiale souligne les limites intrinsèques des STE lorsqu'il s'agit de répondre à la nécessité d'une croissance productive (population toujours plus dense), engendrant la détérioration des fonds écologiques. Ainsi, cette thèse révèle les contradictions entre le cadre de la co-gestion et les STE mapuche, menaçant à la fois les STE et les ressources du PNL; également l'agencéité des acteurs sociaux puisque les Mapuche conféreraient désormais à leurs STE un rôle dans un processus de reterritorialisation et d'empowerment autochtone.
Preface:
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conser... more Preface: IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation. Poverty, rights and inequity a re fundamental challenges, which the conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustanability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple. Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions. Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-link ages are built. Taken together, however, they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches. What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address poverty, equity and rights in conservation? What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and poverty-focused conservation? What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, partic ipation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field. It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation.This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
Preface :
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation U... more Preface : IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation. Poverty, rights and inequity are fundamental challenges, which the conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustainability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple. Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions. Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-linkages are built. Taken together, however, they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches. What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address poverty, equity and rights in conservation? What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and povertyfocused conservation? What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, participation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field. It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation. This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
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Based on empirical field research, this thesis examines the relationship between traditional
ecological knowledge (TEK) and nature conservation, focusing specifically on the mapuche
communities in the Lanín National Park (LNP) in Argentina, and the issues and complexities
relating to the co-management of the LNP.
The collected data were qualitatively analyzed according to an interdisciplinary and
systematic theoretical perspective, which highlights that: 1) The notion of "indigenous
community" has to be problematized regarding the context of internal migrations; the
recognized status of indigenous communities has repercussions within the LNP; 2) TEK is
ecosociospecific, embedded in an institutional regime of community possession, and show a
coherent set to deal with a wide range of needs (sociocultural and economic reproduction);
3) The institutional conditions related to the LNP are fundamental and influence the updating
of TEK, and the guidance of the use of natural resources: for example, the partial physical
possession of the resources for the Mapuche, does not allow them for economic and
sociocultural reproduction; the spatial boundary underline the inherent limitations of TEK,
when they have to respond to the needs of productive growth (increasing population
density), and results in the deterioration of ecological funds.
Thus, this thesis reveals the contradictions between co-management and the TEK of the
Mapuche, threatening both the TEK and the natural resources of LNP; it also draws
attention to the agency of the social actors, as the Mapuche now seem to confer upon their
TEK a strategic role in a process of reterritorialization and indigenous empowerment.
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Titre de la thèse: Savoirs traditionnels écologiques et (co-)gestion chez les Mapuche :
Le cas du Parc national Lanín (Argentine).
Réalisée à partir d'une recherche de terrain, cette thèse porte sur le rapport entre les savoirs
traditionnels écologiques (STE) et la conservation de la nature; particulièrement ceux de
collectivités mapuche concernées par le parc national Lanín (PNL) en Argentine, marqué par
un processus de co-gestion et ses enjeux.
Les données collectées ont été analysées qualitativement suivant une perspective théorique
interdisciplinaire et systémique, mettant en évidence que: 1) La notion de «communauté
autochtone» doit être problématisée vu les migrations internes; le statut reconnu aux
autochtones a des répercussions dans le PNL; 2) Les STE sont écosociospécifiques, ancrés
dans un régime institutionnel de possession communautaire et relèvent d’une logique
d’ensemble afin de répondre à un ensemble de besoins (reproduction socioculturelle et
économique); 3) Les conditions institutionnelles liées au PNL sont fondamentales et influent
sur l'actualisation des STE et l'orientation dans l'usage des ressources: par exemple, la
possession matérielle partielle des Mapuche sur les ressources ne leur permet pas une
reproduction économique et socioculturelle; la limite spatiale souligne les limites intrinsèques
des STE lorsqu'il s'agit de répondre à la nécessité d'une croissance productive (population
toujours plus dense), engendrant la détérioration des fonds écologiques.
Ainsi, cette thèse révèle les contradictions entre le cadre de la co-gestion et les STE
mapuche, menaçant à la fois les STE et les ressources du PNL; également l'agencéité des
acteurs sociaux puisque les Mapuche conféreraient désormais à leurs STE un rôle dans un
processus de reterritorialisation et d'empowerment autochtone.
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IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation.
Poverty, rights and inequity a re fundamental challenges, which the
conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy
work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustanability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple.
Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking
and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions.
Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-link ages are built. Taken together, however,
they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches.
What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address
poverty, equity and rights in conservation?
What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and poverty-focused conservation?
What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, partic
ipation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field.
It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation.This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation.
Poverty, rights and inequity are fundamental challenges, which the conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustainability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple.
Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions.
Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-linkages are built. Taken together, however, they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches.
What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address poverty, equity and rights in conservation? What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and povertyfocused conservation? What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, participation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field. It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation. This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
Based on empirical field research, this thesis examines the relationship between traditional
ecological knowledge (TEK) and nature conservation, focusing specifically on the mapuche
communities in the Lanín National Park (LNP) in Argentina, and the issues and complexities
relating to the co-management of the LNP.
The collected data were qualitatively analyzed according to an interdisciplinary and
systematic theoretical perspective, which highlights that: 1) The notion of "indigenous
community" has to be problematized regarding the context of internal migrations; the
recognized status of indigenous communities has repercussions within the LNP; 2) TEK is
ecosociospecific, embedded in an institutional regime of community possession, and show a
coherent set to deal with a wide range of needs (sociocultural and economic reproduction);
3) The institutional conditions related to the LNP are fundamental and influence the updating
of TEK, and the guidance of the use of natural resources: for example, the partial physical
possession of the resources for the Mapuche, does not allow them for economic and
sociocultural reproduction; the spatial boundary underline the inherent limitations of TEK,
when they have to respond to the needs of productive growth (increasing population
density), and results in the deterioration of ecological funds.
Thus, this thesis reveals the contradictions between co-management and the TEK of the
Mapuche, threatening both the TEK and the natural resources of LNP; it also draws
attention to the agency of the social actors, as the Mapuche now seem to confer upon their
TEK a strategic role in a process of reterritorialization and indigenous empowerment.
---------------
Titre de la thèse: Savoirs traditionnels écologiques et (co-)gestion chez les Mapuche :
Le cas du Parc national Lanín (Argentine).
Réalisée à partir d'une recherche de terrain, cette thèse porte sur le rapport entre les savoirs
traditionnels écologiques (STE) et la conservation de la nature; particulièrement ceux de
collectivités mapuche concernées par le parc national Lanín (PNL) en Argentine, marqué par
un processus de co-gestion et ses enjeux.
Les données collectées ont été analysées qualitativement suivant une perspective théorique
interdisciplinaire et systémique, mettant en évidence que: 1) La notion de «communauté
autochtone» doit être problématisée vu les migrations internes; le statut reconnu aux
autochtones a des répercussions dans le PNL; 2) Les STE sont écosociospécifiques, ancrés
dans un régime institutionnel de possession communautaire et relèvent d’une logique
d’ensemble afin de répondre à un ensemble de besoins (reproduction socioculturelle et
économique); 3) Les conditions institutionnelles liées au PNL sont fondamentales et influent
sur l'actualisation des STE et l'orientation dans l'usage des ressources: par exemple, la
possession matérielle partielle des Mapuche sur les ressources ne leur permet pas une
reproduction économique et socioculturelle; la limite spatiale souligne les limites intrinsèques
des STE lorsqu'il s'agit de répondre à la nécessité d'une croissance productive (population
toujours plus dense), engendrant la détérioration des fonds écologiques.
Ainsi, cette thèse révèle les contradictions entre le cadre de la co-gestion et les STE
mapuche, menaçant à la fois les STE et les ressources du PNL; également l'agencéité des
acteurs sociaux puisque les Mapuche conféreraient désormais à leurs STE un rôle dans un
processus de reterritorialisation et d'empowerment autochtone.
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation.
Poverty, rights and inequity a re fundamental challenges, which the
conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy
work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustanability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple.
Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking
and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions.
Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-link ages are built. Taken together, however,
they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches.
What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address
poverty, equity and rights in conservation?
What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and poverty-focused conservation?
What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, partic
ipation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field.
It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation.This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.
IUED, the Graduate Institute for Development Studies and IUCN, the World Conservation Union, have with funding from RUIG-GIAN, the Geneva International Academic Network, initiated an innovative partnership on knowledge generation for pro-poor and equitable conservation.
Poverty, rights and inequity are fundamental challenges, which the conservation community has addressed with varying success. Ranging from Integrated Conservation and Development Projects to policy work, which seeks the incorporation of environmental sustainability in poverty reduction strategies, the entry points are multiple.
Poverty, rights and inequity are integral to the very foundation and focus of Development studies. IUED has a long tradition in providing critical analysis of both development thinking and practice. Linking such knowledge to the concrete context of conservation triggers both conceptual and methodological questions.
Seen separately, both conservation and development continue to quest both natural and social sciences, yet are bound to fail unless strong inter-linkages are built. Taken together, however, they pose immense challenges in terms of targeting research, harnessing inter-disciplinarity and identifying effective approaches.
What are the effective entry points to simultaneously address poverty, equity and rights in conservation? What are the important questions to be asked at the level of situation analysis? Where do we lack knowledge, which could significantly strengthen equitable and povertyfocused conservation? What is the role and impact of inclusive processes, participation and rights in conservation for poverty reduction? By linking these two knowledge institutions, the initiative seeks to build a bridge between critical academic analysis in the development field with policy and practice in the conservation field. It seeks to make the link between conceptual and theoretical developments and the practical realities faced by governments and the wider conservation community in terms of reconciling development needs and sustainable management of natural resources. One of the outputs of the collaborative initiative is a collection of empirical and theoretical perspectives on how to link equity, poverty and conservation. This paper is a summarized version of conceptual thinking undertaken by IUED to explore the relevance of institutional approaches to conservation.