Current academic literature examining race and nature conservation in South Africa has
relied mainly on secondary data analysis while neglecting the voices of local communities …

For many protected areas, sharing benefits with local indigenous communities is an
important management requirement. This paper explores indigenous involvement in and …

There has long been a notable difference between the environmentalism of the global North
and South. Despite this and recent calls for the development of theory from the global South …

The demand side of illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has received increasing academic, media,
and policy attention for its powerful potential to address the biodiversity extinction crisis. The …

Web 2.0 applications like Facebook and Twitter have enabled the development of online
communities that have exposed and decried violence against animals including wildlife …

State actors are increasingly treating protected areas as sites of security threats and policing
resident communities as though they are the cause of this insecurity. This is translating into …

How should we share the truth about the environmental crisis? At a moment when even the
most basic facts about ecology and the climate face contestation and contempt …

The concept of cultural landscapes relates to the multifaceted links between people, place
and identity. From a professional perspective, the concept refers to a category of designated …

The discussion on informality has become considerably more complex since its inception in
development planning in the early 1970s. Independent discourses exist on the informal …

The rhino-poaching crisis in South Africa, according to many concerned citizens,
conservation organisations and governments, is 'out of control'. With over 1000 rhinos …