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Accepted Paper:
Title: Conflicted Conservation: Legacies of transnational protected areas and emergent grassroots movements for community driven conservation in Myanmar
Jack Jenkins Hill
(University College London)
Ehhtee Wah
Paper short abstract:
This article charts the conflicting legacies of conservation in Myanmar, both local experiences of large-scale protected areas in conflict ridden ethnic territories, and emergent conservation initiatives instigated by ethnic administrations and civil society groups.
Paper long abstract:
A growing literature exists on role of transnational conservation initiatives in state territorialization of contested resources, dispossession of local communities, and the militarization of biodiversity (Peluso, 1995 Duffy, 2014, Argawal et.al 2009). Less explored have been alternative modalities of conservation led by local communities, ethnic administrations and civil society groups, and the possibilities these open for a radical reimagination of land and resource politics. Drawing on research collected from across Myanmar, this article charts the conflicting legacies of conservation, looking both at local experiences of large-scale protected areas in conflict ridden ethnic territories established under successive military and quasi-civilian governments, and emergent conservation initiatives instigated by ethnic administrations and civil society groups. While we agree that conservation is a deeply political practice, we argue that beyond exclusionary protected areas, there are opportunities for biodiveristy conservation to contribute to local struggles for self-determination, tenure security and peace.