ISBN:
9781782385530
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (259 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology Ser v.20
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Keller, Eva Beyond the lens of conservation
Parallel Title:
Print version Beyond the Lens of Conservation : Malagasy and Swiss Imaginations of One Another
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Parc national de Masoala (Madagascar)
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Madagaskar
;
Schweiz
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Naturschutz
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Regenwald
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Naturpark
;
Interaktion
Abstract:
Beyond the Lens of Conservation -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1. A Virtual Tour through Little Masoala -- 2. Intention and Perception -- 3. Zooming In on Morality -- 4. A Kind of People -- 5. The Coconut Schema -- Extract from 'Marrakech', written by George Orwell in 1939 -- Part II -- 6. Living with the Masoala National Park -- 7. The Banana Plant and the Moon -- 8. The Island of the Wanderer -- 9. Who Are 'They'? -- 10. Historical reflections -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation also trigger a connection between ordinary people in these two far-flung places? The study investigates how the Malagasy farmers living at the edge of the park perceive the conservation enterprise and what people in Switzerland see when looking towards Madagascar through the lens of the zoo exhibit. It crystallizes that the stories told in either place have almost nothing in common: one focuses on power and history, the other on morality and progress. Thus, instead of building a bridge, Nature conservation widens the gap between people in the North and the South.
Description / Table of Contents:
Beyond the Lens of Conservation; Contents; Introduction; Part I; 1 A Virtual Tour through Little Masoala; 2 Intention and Perception ; 3 Zooming In on Morality; 4 A Kind of People; 5 The Coconut Schema; Extract from 'Marrakech', written by George Orwell in 1939 ; Part II ; 6 Living with the Masoala National Park; 7 The Banana Plant and the Moon; 8 The Island of the Wanderer ; 9 Who Are 'They'?; 10 Historical reflections; Conclusions ; References; Index
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