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Envi08


Reconfiguring the role of state borders and species boundaries in nature conservation 
Convenors:
Luregn Lenggenhager (University of Cologne)
Emmanuel Mogende (University of Botswana)
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Format:
Panel
Streams:
Environment and Geography (x) Conservation & Land Governance (y)
:
Neues Seminargebäude, Seminarraum 26
Sessions:
Wednesday 31 May, -
Time zone: Europe/Berlin

Short Abstract:

The panel brings together conceptualization of state borders and species boundaries by examining the historical links of environmentalism and African borders and its contested impact on multi-species futures.

Long Abstract:

‘Nature knows no boundaries’ is often used to criticizing the colonial demarcation of most African borders, which do not recognize ecological boundaries. However, environmental concerns played and still play a significant role in (re)configuring the inherited colonial borders of African states. In the last decade, we have witnessed an upsurge of the development of large tracts of transnational border spaces in the form of transfontier parks and wildlife corridors which are believed to transform African borders in order to achieve environmental, economic and political goals and also serve as an arena in which the dream of a boundless ‘African Renaissance’ will emerge. The development of these transnational spaces is often based on neoliberal ideas that involve the insertion of green capitalism resulting in hollowing out of the state and ignoring the significant challenges arising from historical border disputes, violent conflicts, regional power inequalities and lack of harmonization of environmental policies. This lack has an impact on environmental concerns as well as on the creation of new borders and boundaries, such as between different groups of humans and non-human species. We invite contributions that bring together conceptualization of state borders and species boundaries, and/or examine the historical links of environmentalism and African borders and its contested impact on multi-species futures.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Wednesday 31 May, 2023, -