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Transformative Politics of Nature
Overcoming Barriers to Conservation in Canada
Andrea Olive (Edited by), Chance Finegan (Edited by), Karen F. Beazley (Edited by)
9781487550516
Paperback / softback, published 11 October 2023
320 pages, 13 b&w figures, 11 b&w tables
22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.44 kg
Transformative Politics of Nature highlights the most significant barriers to conservation in Canada and discusses strategies to confront and overcome them. Featuring contributions from academics as well as practitioners, the volume brings together the perspectives of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts on land and wildlife conservation, in a way that honours and respects all peoples and nature. Contributors provide insights that enhance understanding of key barriers, important actors, and strategies for shaping policy at multiple levels of government across Canada. The chapters engage academics, environmental conservation organizations, and Indigenous communities in dialogues and explorations of the politics of wildlife conservation. They address broad and interrelated themes, organized into three parts: barriers to conservation, transformation through reconciliation, and transformation through policy and governance. Taken together, the essays demonstrate the need for increased social-political awareness of biodiversity and conservation in Canada, enhanced wildlife conservation collaborative networks, and increased scholarly attention to the principles, policies, and practices of maintaining and restoring nature for the benefit of all peoples, species, and ecologies. Transformative Politics of Nature presents a vision of profound change in the way humans relate to each other and with the natural world.
List of Tables Part A: Ceremony and Introduction Poem 1. From Politics to Transformative Politics: Wildlife and Species at Risk Policy in Canada Introducing Disruptions Part B: Barriers to Conservation in Canada 2. A Pathological Examination of Conservation Failure in Canada 3. Who Should Govern Wildlife? Examining Attitudes across the Country 4. In a Rut: Barriers to Caribou Recovery 5. Enacting a Reciprocal Ethic of Care: (Finally) Fulfilling Treaty Obligations Disrupting Dominant Narratives for a Mainstream Conservation Issue: A Case Study on "Saving the Bees" The Role of National Parks in Disrupting Heritage Interpretation on Turtle Island Part C: Transformation through Values 6. Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? Indigenous Relationality for Conservation 7. "Etuaptmumk"/Two-Eyed Seeing and Reconciliation with Earth 8. Beacons of Teaching Indigenous Knowledge as a Disruption to State-Led Conservation The Misipawistik Cree Nation kanawenihcikew Guardians Program Part D: Transformation through Actions 9. Transforming University Curriculum and Student Experiences through Collaboration and Land-Based Learning 10. Ecological Networks and Corridors in the Context of Global Initiatives 11. The Imperative for Transformative Change to Address Biodiversity Loss in Canada Conservation Bright Spots: Focusing on Solutions Instead of Reacting to Problems Disrupting Current Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation through Innovative Knowledge Mobilization Part E: Conclusion and Ceremony 12. Concluding Remarks: Achieving Transformative Change: Conservation in Canada Poem Author Biographies
List of Figures
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Beazley, Olive, and Finegan
Finegan
Lemieux, Groulx, Swerdfager, and Hagerman
Williamson, Lischka, Olive, Pittman, and Ford
Boan and Plotkin
McDermott and Roth
Colla
Finegan
Pictou
McGregor, Popp, Reid, Marshall, Miller, and Sritharan
Young
Myhal
Cook
Zurba, Hache, Doucette, and Graham
Hilty and Woodley
Ray
Frei
Nguyen
Olive and Beazley
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