Conservation for Whom? Telling Good Lies in the Development of Central Kalahari

Conservation for Whom? Telling Good Lies in the Development of Central Kalahari

This essay is based on a study of the relocation of the G//ana and G/wi San from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. The purpose of the study is to assess the conflicts that have arisen as a result of the relocation-programs, in order to highlight the situation of the San. Addressing issu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stadler, Anna
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för religion och kultur 2005
Subjects:
Indigenous
Tourism
Central Kalahari
Botswana
Social Anthropology
Conservation
Protected areas
Indigeneity
Socialantropologi
Naturbevarande
Urbefolkning
Turism
Social anthropology
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-4324
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Summary:This essay is based on a study of the relocation of the G//ana and G/wi San from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. The purpose of the study is to assess the conflicts that have arisen as a result of the relocation-programs, in order to highlight the situation of the San. Addressing issues of nature conservation, eco-tourism and indigeneity, the essay discuss how conservation policies, development programs and eco-tourism projects have been implemented in the Central Kalahari, and the consequences these policies have had for the people who first inhabited the area.

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