Geography
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In August, the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded in Vancouver, Canada, with a pledge. A total of 185 countries agreed to protect 30% of land and coastal areas by 2030 (known as the “30 by 30 pledge”). But while this surge of conservation funding is heartening, there are serious concerns. Projects and programs that appear to produce both environmental and developmental goals could actually obscure the continuing marginalization of poor and vulnerable populations. Here, we suggest that such coupling of conservation and extraction needs to pay greater attention to poverty alleviation. Otherwise, it risks further marginalizing vulnerable populations, while boosting environmental and economic indicators—thereby giving a false sense of progress toward sustainable development.
Publication Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Date
10-2023
Volume
120
Issue
44
First Page
e2309279120
ISSN
1091-6490
DOI
10.1073/pnas.2309279120
Keywords
Africa, climate, conservation of natural resources, poverty
Repository Citation
Ali, Saleem H.; Diallo, Penda; Kameni, Apoli Bertrand; Le Billon, Philippe; Oromeng, Kopo; Davis, Kyle Frankel; and Carr, Edward, "In Africa, "climate-smart" conservation must be coupled with poverty alleviation" (2023). Geography. 961.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_geography/961
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