“It's up to the clan to protect”: Cultural heritage and the micropolitical ecology of conservation in New Caledonia

Horowitz, Leah S.

doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2008.03.005

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“…For instance, poor communities gained little from a long-term community-based forest management in Nepal funded by Australian aid finance (Thoms, 2008). Without gaining a clear understanding of intracommunity dynamics and of community members' perceptions of external groups, the design of appropriate strategies for collaboration in forest management is likely to fail (Horowitz, 2008). The issue of accountability and participation regarding social sustainability remains a challenge in CDM governance reform.…”

Section: Green Developmentalism and Carbon Forestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Governing the Clean Development Mechanism: Global Rhetoric versus Local Realities in Carbon Sequestration Projects

Boyd

2009

Environ Plan A

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Global agreements have proliferated in the past ten years. One of these is the Kyoto Protocol, which contains provisions for emissions reductions by trading carbon through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The CDM is a market-based instrument that allows companies in Annex I countries to offset their greenhouse gas emissions through energy and tree offset projects in the global South. I set out to examine the governance challenges posed by the institutional design of carbon sequestration projects under the CDM. I examine three global narratives associated with the design of CDM forest projects, specifically North^South knowledge politics, green developmentalism, and community participation, and subsequently assess how these narratives match with local practices in two projects in Latin America. Findings suggest that governance problems are operating at multiple levels and that the rhetoric of global carbon actors often asserts these schemes in one light, while the rhetoric of those who are immediately involved locally may be different. I also stress the alarmist's discourse that blames local people for the problems of environmental change. The case studies illustrate the need for vertical communication and interaction and nested governance arrangements as well as horizontal arrangements. I conclude that the global framing of forests as offsets requires better integration of local relationships to forests and their management and more effective institutions at multiple levels to link the very local to the very large scale when dealing with carbon sequestration in the CDM.

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Section: Green Developmentalism and Carbon Forestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the scales are not irreconcilable. There is evidence of cooperation and increasing local involvement in the management of forest projects and thus to incorporate local demands, rights, and privileges from the start is an important source of hope for improvement (Horowitz, 2008).…”

Section: Global Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Governing the Clean Development Mechanism: Global Rhetoric versus Local Realities in Carbon Sequestration Projects

Boyd

2009

Environ Plan A

103

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“…In so doing, I build on the work of ''micropolitical ecologists'' who examine how indigenous and marginalized communities contest control over environmental resources, marginality, and property rights (Horowitz 2008(Horowitz , 2000McCarthy 2002;Schroeder, et al 2006). 5 Micropolitical ecologists use fine-grained analysis to nuance our understandings of environmental conflict and protest (see Coombes and Hill 2005;Goldman 2003;Neumann 1997;Tyrrell 2008).…”

Section: Divestment Reinvestment and Environmental Justice In A Us Citymentioning

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“Make Us Whole”: Environmental Justice and the Politics of Skepticism

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2012

Capitalism Nature Socialism

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“…Second, I want to make an empirical contribution to current debates on sustainability by examining development, sustainability and reproduction in a specific place, New Caledonia, where the interconnectedness of sociocultural and other factors can be crucial. For instance, conservation projects need to be understood against the backdrop of diverse cultural identities, desire for land preservation and economic development, and complex colonial histories (Horowitz 2008). My case study focuses on which populations and which sociocultural practices have been sustained or encouraged to develop.…”

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Population, Reproduction and IVF in New Caledonia: Exploring Sociocultural and Caring Dimensions of Sustainable Development

Marks

2017

PORTAL

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Abstract Both sustainability and sustainable development have multiple meanings that are underpinned by diverse normative visions. Nonetheless, sustainable development is currently centre-stage at the global level. The main goal of this paper is to critically examine these important concepts, in particular their social and cultural dimensions, and to make a conceptual offering: that of ‘caring sustainable development.’ This way of thinking about sustainable development aims to grapple in a situated way with the different normative underpinnings of sustainability in order to support the building of a common future. The paper briefly examines populations, reproduction (both biological and sociocultural) and human in vitro fertilization (IVF), as important sites for thinking about caring sustainable development. It draws on research in New Caledonia examining which populations and which sociocultural social practices are encouraged or sustained, or not. It finds that historically there are many examples of things and people being neglected and not cared for, or being encouraged to ‘develop’ in problematic ways. By contrast, recent practices associated with IVF suggest ways forward that would enable caring sustainable development. Résumé La durabilité et le développement durable ont des significations multiples, qui sont sous-tendues par diverses visions normatives. Néanmoins, le développement durable occupe actuellement une place centrale sur le plan mondial. Le but principal de cet article est d’examiner de manière critique ces concepts importants, en particulier leurs dimensions sociales et culturelles, et de faire une contribution conceptuelle qui est celle de la notion du ‘care dans le développement durable.’ Cette façon de penser au développement durable vise à aborder ces différents fondements normatifs, de façon localisée, pour soutenir la construction à long terme d’un futur commun. L’article examine ensuite brièvement les populations, la reproduction (à la fois biologique et socio-culturelle) et la fécondation humaine in vitro (FIV), en tant que sites importants pour penser à l’idée du ‘care’ dans le développement durable. Il s’appuie sur la recherche en Nouvelle Calédonie pour analyser quelles populations et quelle pratiques socio-culturelles sont encouragées voire soutenues ou pas. L’article trouve que du point de vue historique, il y a de nombreux exemples de choses et de personnes qui ont été négligées et dont on ne se préoccupait pas, ou alors qui étaient encouragées à se ‘développer’ de manière problématique. En revanche, les pratiques récentes associées à la FIV suggèrent des moyens d’aller de l’avant qui permettraient de favoriser le ‘care’ dans développement durable.

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“It's up to the clan to protect”: Cultural heritage and the micropolitical ecology of conservation in New Caledonia

Cited by 40 publications

References 68 publications

Governing the Clean Development Mechanism: Global Rhetoric versus Local Realities in Carbon Sequestration Projects

Governing the Clean Development Mechanism: Global Rhetoric versus Local Realities in Carbon Sequestration Projects

“Make Us Whole”: Environmental Justice and the Politics of Skepticism

Population, Reproduction and IVF in New Caledonia: Exploring Sociocultural and Caring Dimensions of Sustainable Development

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