Convivial conservation: exploring transformative concepts for the promotion of (bio)diversity in Brazil

Authors

  • Laila Thomaz Sandroni University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP
  • Katia Maria P. Micchi de Barros Ferraz Luiz de Queiroz Higher School of Agriculture (ESALQ – USP), Piracicaba, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v62i0.86642

Keywords:

biodiversity, political ecology, environmental justice, paradigms for conservation, transdisciplinarity, transformations sustainability

Abstract

The need to conserve what remains of the planet's biodiversity has become a tacit consensus over the last 40 years, placing the issue definitively on the agenda of global environmental problems to be socially solved. However, the decision on the best pathways for biodiversity conservation continues to be the subject of intense political disputes. Therefore, the need to reconcile sociocultural and ecosystem effects in the implementation of conservation projects remains a current topic of debate. This article aims to present the conceptual bases  of the 'convivial conservation' approach, identifying contributions of this proposal to the collective construction of realistic alternatives that focus on the political-economy  dimensions of the challenge of promoting the diversity of human and non-human life on the planet. We carry out a genealogy of the emergence of convivial conservation, unpacking it’s discursive context, historical and current. First, we situate the emergence of convivial conservation in the context of the 'transformations to sustainability' literature, specifically highlighting the contribution of the critical social sciences to the transformation of biodiversity conservation. Then, we present the characteristics of the main trends and paradigmatic lines that guided the actions and policies for biodiversity conservation historically both in Brazil and worldwide, namely 'fortress conservation', 'participatory conservation' and 'neoliberal conservation'. Furthermore, we evaluate the updates of these lines in the current global debate, presenting the main features of the 'neoprotectionist' and 'new conservation' trends, in their distances and approximations in relation to 'convivial conservation'. Finally, we present the principles of convivial conservation and the actions that concretize the proposal, in its interface with the Brazilian and Latin American context. We hope that this systematic and contextualized presentation of convivial conservation can contribute to the construction of transdisciplinary and democratic tools for research and intervention in biodiversity conservation, especially in Brazil.

Author Biography

Laila Thomaz Sandroni, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP

Antropóloga, Geógrafa e Pós-doutoranda em Ecologia Aplicada pelo Laboratório de Ecologia, Manejo e Conservação da Fauna Silvestre LEMaC da ESALQ/USP. Doutora e Mestre em Ciências Sociais, Desenvolvimento, Agricultura e Sociedade pelo CPDA/UFRRJ e Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Estudos Ciência Informação, Natureza e Saberes. Sua trajetória se baseia na abordagem interdisciplinar das ciências humanas em sua relação com a Ecologia Política. Envolve-se com a questão ambiental desde o início da carreira participando de pesquisas e atividades educacionais na temática, sobretudo no que toca à Conservação da Biodiversidade e os conflitos relacionados aos povos indígenas entre outras comunidades tradicionais. Possui particular interesse nos debates sobre epistemologia e o papel da sociologia e antropologia dentro e fora do ambiente acadêmico, nos limites e possibilidades do diálogo entre as ciências sociais e naturais e outras formas de saber em discussões sobre problemas ambientais.

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Published

2023-12-22

How to Cite

Sandroni, L. T., & Ferraz, K. M. P. M. de B. (2023). Convivial conservation: exploring transformative concepts for the promotion of (bio)diversity in Brazil. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 62. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v62i0.86642

Issue

Vol. 62 (2023): Psychoanalysis, philosophy and political ecology - Water, Sanitation and SDGs in Brazil: challenges, contradictions and governance

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