Tigers and “Good Indian Wives”: Feminist Political Ecology Exposing the Gender-Based Violence of Human–Wildlife Conflict in Rajasthan, India

This paper draws on postcolonial feminist political ecology theory, feminist theories of violence and new materialist approaches to sport and physical cultural studies—combined with literature on the role of non-humans in international development—to unpack the connections between gender-based violence and the environment in sport, gender and development (SGD) programming in Nicaragua. To do this, postcolonial feminist participatory action research (PFPAR), including visual research methods such as photovoice, was used to better understand, and prioritize, young Nicaraguan women’s experiences of the environment and gender-based violence as they participated in an SGD program used to promote environmentalism and improve their sexual and reproductive health rights. To conclude, the importance of accounting for the broader physical environment in social and political forces was underlined as it shapes the lives of those on the receiving end of SGD interventions.

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Exploring the Hidden Costs of Human–Wildlife Conflict in Northern Kenya

African Studies Review ◽

10.1017/asr.2017.134 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 33-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jennifer Bond ◽

Kennedy Mkutu

Keyword(s):

Political Ecology ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Human Security ◽

Well Being ◽

Northern Kenya ◽

Wildlife Conflict ◽

The Impact ◽

Human Wildlife Conflict

Abstract:Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) is often considered in terms of how the impact on humans can be mitigated, but in the context of the larger goal of meeting conservation goals. This article explores the hidden costs of HWC on human well-being in northern Kenya through a qualitative case study of Laikipia County. Drawing on narratives of wildlife as destructive, wildlife as inherently more important or valuable than humans, and wildlife preservation as a pathway for capturing resources, it explores the impacts of HWC on human well-being, situating the study within the HWC, political ecology, and human security literature.

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Ruang Gender Haruskah Selalu dipisah? Ruang Kelola Wilayah Adat dan Pendekatan Ekologi Politik Feminis

Jurnal Antropologi Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya ◽

10.25077/jantro.v23.n1.p1-8.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Betty Tiominar ◽

Suraya A Afiff

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Political Ecology ◽

Gender Segregation ◽

Feminist Political Ecology ◽

Joint Management ◽

Agrarian Society ◽

Firm Boundary ◽

Gender Space ◽

Gender Based ◽

Production Areas

Gender space generally separates space and place of land and natural resources management and utilization based on gender. The assumption these gender space segregation with firm boundary lines implicated demand to showing women's control, utilization, and management of the land and natural resources on the participatory mapping result that is mostly facilitated by JKPP in Indonesia. One of the purposes of this demand is to include women's interests over space in every decision-making process that has an impact on the women's production areas. In fact, not all places have separated the control, utilization, and management of the land and natural resources based on gender. In an agrarian society, like in Indonesia, most of the areas for control, utilization, and management of the land and natural resources are communal based, which is means that the land and natural resources are joint management by men and women. In one indigenous territory, at two different places and times, gender based management can undergo changes. Taking the case of the Balai Juhu in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, using a feminist political ecology framework, this article examines the complexities of gender segregation on indigenous territory

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Coexistence Praxis: The Role of Resource Managers in Wolf-Livestock Interactions on Federal Lands

Frontiers in Conservation Science ◽

10.3389/fcosc.2021.707068 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

Author(s):

Jeff Vance Martin ◽

Kathleen Epstein ◽

Robert M. Anderson ◽

Susan Charnley

Keyword(s):

Political Ecology ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Livestock Grazing ◽

Gray Wolf ◽

Multiple Use ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Conservation Practice ◽

Wildlife Conflict ◽

Resource Managers ◽

Human Wildlife Conflict

In resource management, new terms are frequently introduced, reflecting ongoing evolution in the theory and practice of ecology and governance. Yet understandings of what new concepts mean, for whom, and what they imply for management on the ground can vary widely. Coexistence—a prominent concept within the literature and practices around human-wildlife conflict and predator management—is one such term: widely invoked and yet poorly defined. While for some coexistence is the latest paradigm in improving human-wildlife relations, the concept remains debated and indeed even hotly contested by others—particularly on the multiple-use public lands of the American West, where gray wolf conservation, livestock production, and the claims of diverse stakeholders share space.The multiple meanings of coexistence present serious challenges for conservation practice, as what the concept implies or requires can be contested by those most central to its implementation. In this study we examine wolf-livestock management—a classic case of human-wildlife conflict—by focusing on the experiences and perspectives of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) managers. We reviewed coexistence's multivalence in the literature, complementing semi-structured interviews conducted with USFS employees on case study forests from across the western states. Through this, we highlight the complexity and multi-dimensionality of the concept, and the unique yet under-explored perspective that resource managers bring to these debates.This work draws on insights from political ecology to emphasize the situatedness of manager practice—taking place within a broader set of relations and contextual pressures—while extending political ecologists' traditional focus on the resource user to a concern with the resource manager as a key actor in environmental conflicts. Through our engagement with the experiences and perceptions of USFS managers, who must balance conservation aims with long-established land uses like livestock grazing, we hope to clarify the various dimensions of coexistence. Our hope is that this work thus increases the possibility for empathy and collaboration among managers and stakeholders engaged in this complex socio-ecological challenge.

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Mining and women in northwest Mexico: a feminist political ecology approach to impacts on rural livelihoods

Human Geography ◽

10.1177/1942778620910901 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 74-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

América N. Lutz-Ley ◽

Stephanie J. Buechler

Keyword(s):

Political Ecology ◽

Large Scale ◽

Rural Livelihoods ◽

Feminist Political Ecology ◽

Personal Lives ◽

Northwest Mexico ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Government Data ◽

Gender Based ◽

Managerial Positions

Women’s participation in large-scale mining (LSM) has been increasing in Mexico and worldwide; however, few comprehensive studies exist on the socioeconomic effects of mining on women depending on the specific roles they play in this activity. The objective of this study was to analyze, from a feminist political ecology perspective, the effects of mining on women in a rural community in Sonora State, in arid northwest Mexico, a region with important participation of LSM in the country. For this purpose, we developed a mixed methods approach combining literature review on gender and LSM, semistructured in-depth interviews, and analysis of secondary government data. Most literature on women and mining treats them conceptually as a homogeneous social group or focuses on only one role women play in mining. We address this gap by identifying several roles women can play in their interactions with the mining sector and then analyzing and comparing the effects of mining associated with these distinctive roles. In doing so, we unravel the gendered complexities of mining and highlight the socioecological contradictions embedded in these dynamics for individual women who are faced with significant trade-offs. Mining can provide economic and professional opportunities for women of varying educational and socioeconomic levels in otherwise impoverished and landless rural households. At the same time, women are unable to, as one interviewee phrased it, “break the glass ceiling even if using a miner’s helmet,” especially in managerial positions. Extraction of natural resources in the community is accompanied by the extraction of social capital and personal lives of miners. We give voice to the social–ecological contradictions lived by women in these multiple roles and offer potential insights both for addressing gender-based inequities in mining and for avenues toward collective action and empowerment.

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Elephants, safety nets and agrarian culture: understanding human-wildlife conflict and rural livelihoods around Chobe National Park, Botswana

Journal of Political Ecology ◽

10.2458/v20i1.21766 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 238 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

A. Clare Gupta

Keyword(s):

Political Ecology ◽

National Park ◽

Wildlife Conservation ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Rural Livelihoods ◽

Conservation Policy ◽

Livelihood Strategies ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Wildlife Conflict ◽

Human Wildlife Conflict

Resolving conflict between agricultural livelihoods and wildlife conservation requires a sophisticated understanding of both wildlife ecology and human livelihood decision-making. This case study extends the literature on human-wildlife conflict in Africa by using a political ecology framework to understand how and why farmers in areas of high wildlife disturbance make their farming decisions, and how their strategies are affected by a broader socio-political context that includes, but is not restricted to, wildlife conservation policy. Specifically, this article chronicles the livelihood strategies of smallholder farmers in a village on the edge of Chobe National Park in northern Botswana. This is a place where the state has prioritized wildlife conservation but also supports residents' livelihoods. Because of disturbance from wildlife, especially elephants, protected under conservation law, agricultural production in Chobe is becoming increasingly challenging, even as the government increases its agricultural subsidies and support to small farmers. This results in unexpected farming strategies that reflect the interactive effects of conservation policy and other relevant macro-economic policies that structure the livelihood strategies of rural communities living near protected areas. Future human-wildlife conflict studies must take into account these multi-scalar and multi-dimensional dynamics in order to accurately explain the livelihood strategies of people living in wildlife-populated areas, so that appropriate conservation and development policies can be designed.Keywords: Botswana, wildlife conservation, rural livelihoods, human-wildlife conflict, political ecology

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