Conservation Refugees
Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples
by Mark Dowie
-Reviewed by Jodie Liu
There is little question that the world’s biodiversity is dwindling rapidly – if the Earth continues to lose forests at its current rate, they may not survive past the 21st century.
But, according to Mark Dowie, conservation can have a dark side. As environmental scientists pursue conservation, indigenous people are often forced out of their homes and into refugee camps, many times with tragic results. In Conservation Refugees, Dowie challenges the conservationists by questioning their …
