/ Forschung
Publication: "Reinforcing colonial inequalities? New forms of state-led and market-based conservation in Botswana and Namibia"
Many conservation projects in Southern Africa have become sites of violence and exclusion. This chapter co-written by Luregn Lenggenhager examines historical and contemporary developments in Namibia and Botswana to explore how conservation has contributed to (re)producing regimes of exclusion and racial hierarchies.
Abstract
Many conservation projects in Southern Africa have become sites of violence and exclusion. This chapter examines historical and contemporary developments in Namibia and Botswana to explore how conservation has contributed to (re)producing regimes of exclusion and racial hierarchies. Despite differing historical, economic and political contexts, both countries reveal how colonial and apartheid legacies continue to shape present-day authoritarian conservation practices. While Botswana’s state-driven, militarized approach and Namibia’s market-oriented model differ in form, both perpetuate specific patterns of violence and inequality.