Forests and biodiversity are dwindling at shocking rates and the world is failing at stemming the tide. The way we do and think about ‘conservation’ is to blame and needs a radical shift. Mainstream, western-led conservation efforts centre on creating ‘protected areas’, which in much of the Global South involves pushing indigenous and local communities off their ancestral lands and criminalising their traditional way of life. This is causing them long-lasting harm, from food insecurity and land conflict to the erosion of their cultural identity. They also face severe human rights abuses at the hands of heavily armed, aid-funded park rangers tasked with enforcing park boundaries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
El enfoque tradicional de \"conservaci\u00f3n en fortalezas\" de Occidente se basa en la peligrosa pero persistente idea de que hay que separar a la poblaci\u00f3n local de la naturaleza para mantenerla \"pr\u00edstina\" (a veces en beneficio de turistas extranjeros). Esto no s\u00f3lo provoca violaciones de los derechos humanos, sino que adem\u00e1s es ineficaz, ya que ignora y aliena a las mismas personas que han modelado y administrado esos paisajes durante milenios. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n
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