Most conservationists working in Madagascar recognise that if conservation goals are to be achieved, conservation bodies have to work together with, rather than against, local people. One important aspect of this is taking local ‘culture’ into account. However, what is understood by ‘culture’ in such contexts tends to be extremely partial as ‘culture’ is almost always limited to taboos (fady). The article discusses the danger of such a narrow view suggesting that ‘culture’ is infinitely more complex and subtle than its immediately apparent surface. I argue that if conservationists’ commitment to take ‘culture’ seriously is genuine, it must also apply to those cultural phenomena that are in conflict with conservation programmes. This applies...
After more than three decades of describing, explaining, and tackling deforestation in Madagascar, t...
In early May 2022, Eklund and colleagues published an article in Nature Sustainability in which they...
At the 5th World Parks Congress, held in Durban, South Africa in 2003, the President of Madagascar c...
Most conservationists working in Madagascar recognise that if conservation goals are to be achieved,...
In the imagination of people worldwide, the island of Madagascar is synonymous with beautiful rainfo...
The history of conservation policy and practice in Madagascar over the last 30 years shows that the ...
In conservation discourse Madagascar is often portrayed as an environmental battleground; over 80% ...
Local communities have long played an integral role in the realization of conservation goals and the...
Le présent travail s’intéresse aux relations imposées entre l’homme et les autres êtres vivant dans ...
Anthropologists and ecologists investigating the dialectical relationship between human environments...
This article analyses Malagasy notions of land as heritage through the concept of fomba gasy, known ...
This paper examines the role of taboos in limiting the exploitation of marine and coastal resources ...
This article analyses Malagasy notions of land as heritage through the concept of fomba gasy, known ...
Madagascar, home to a high degree of endemic species and has been subject to numerous programs and o...
La diversité biologique de Madagascar est caractérisée par une richesse et une endémicité exceptionn...
After more than three decades of describing, explaining, and tackling deforestation in Madagascar, t...
In early May 2022, Eklund and colleagues published an article in Nature Sustainability in which they...
At the 5th World Parks Congress, held in Durban, South Africa in 2003, the President of Madagascar c...
Most conservationists working in Madagascar recognise that if conservation goals are to be achieved,...
In the imagination of people worldwide, the island of Madagascar is synonymous with beautiful rainfo...
The history of conservation policy and practice in Madagascar over the last 30 years shows that the ...
In conservation discourse Madagascar is often portrayed as an environmental battleground; over 80% ...
Local communities have long played an integral role in the realization of conservation goals and the...
Le présent travail s’intéresse aux relations imposées entre l’homme et les autres êtres vivant dans ...
Anthropologists and ecologists investigating the dialectical relationship between human environments...
This article analyses Malagasy notions of land as heritage through the concept of fomba gasy, known ...
This paper examines the role of taboos in limiting the exploitation of marine and coastal resources ...
This article analyses Malagasy notions of land as heritage through the concept of fomba gasy, known ...
Madagascar, home to a high degree of endemic species and has been subject to numerous programs and o...
La diversité biologique de Madagascar est caractérisée par une richesse et une endémicité exceptionn...
After more than three decades of describing, explaining, and tackling deforestation in Madagascar, t...
In early May 2022, Eklund and colleagues published an article in Nature Sustainability in which they...
At the 5th World Parks Congress, held in Durban, South Africa in 2003, the President of Madagascar c...