Peace Parks and jaguar trails: transboundary conservation in a globalizing world |
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| Authors: | Brian King Sharon Wilcox |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, 302 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA;(2) The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA |
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| Abstract: | An increasingly utilized strategy for expanding conservation in the developing world has been the promotion of protected areas
that supersede national borders. Alternatively known as transfrontier biosphere reserves, transfrontier or transboundary conservation
areas, or Peace Parks, these protected areas are aggressively advanced by conservation agencies for their purported ecological
and economic benefits. This article provides a comparative assessment of two case studies to understand the various impacts
of transboundary conservation. The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, which unites protected areas in South Africa, Mozambique
and Zimbabwe, is contrasted with efforts to protect jaguars along the United States–Mexico border. We argue that while these
cases are promising for the purposes of biodiversity protection, they demonstrate that transboundary conservation can minimize
political context, contributes to the hegemony of international conservation agendas, and remains closely linked to economic
neoliberalism and decentralization in the developing world.
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| Keywords: | Conservation Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Peace Park South Africa Transboundary conservation Transfrontier conservation U S – Mexico border |
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