Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast: Conservation Histories, Policies and Practices in North-west Namibia
- Sian Sullivan(editor)
- Ute Dieckmann(editor)
- Selma Lendelvo(editor)
| Title | Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast |
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| Subtitle | Conservation Histories, Policies and Practices in North-west Namibia |
| Contributor | Sian Sullivan(editor) |
| Ute Dieckmann(editor) | |
| Selma Lendelvo(editor) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0402 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0402 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Sian Sullivan; Ute Dieckmann; Selma Lendelvo. Copyright of individual chapters are maintained by the chapter author(s). |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Publication place | Cambridge, UK |
| Published on | 2024-08-02 |
| ISBN | 978-1-80511-296-9 (Paperback) |
| 978-1-80511-298-3 (PDF) | |
| 978-1-80511-301-0 (HTML) | |
| 978-1-80511-299-0 (EPUB) | |
| Short abstract | Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast examines the conservation histories and concerns of one of southern Africa’s most iconic conservation regions: the variously connected ‘Etosha-Kunene’ areas of north-central and north-west Namibia. This cross-disciplinary volume brings together contributions from a Namibian and international group of scholars and conservation practitioners, working on topics ranging from colonial histories to water management, perceptions of ‘wildlife’ and the politics of belonging. Together, these essays confront a critical question: how can the conservation of biodiversity-rich landscapes be reconciled with historical injustices of social exclusion and marginalisation? |
| Long abstract | Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast examines the conservation histories and concerns of one of southern Africa’s most iconic conservation regions: the variously connected ‘Etosha-Kunene’ areas of north-central and north-west Namibia. This cross-disciplinary volume brings together contributions from a Namibian and international group of scholars and conservation practitioners, working on topics ranging from colonial histories to water management, perceptions of ‘wildlife’ and the politics of belonging. Together, these essays confront a critical question: how can the conservation of biodiversity-rich landscapes be reconciled with historical injustices of social exclusion and marginalisation? The book is organised in five parts: the first provides a historical backdrop for the book’s detailed case studies, focusing on environmental and conservation policy and legislation; the second investigates post-Independence approaches to conservation; the third focuses on ‘Etosha-Kunene’ ecologies and related management issues; the fourth explores how historical circumstances shape present conservation and cultural landscapes; and the fifth addresses contemporary complexities of lion conservation and community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). By offering a comprehensive overview of evolving conservation boundaries, policies and practices in the region, this timely volume paves the way for the future design of conservation initiatives that more fully consider and integrate historical and cultural knowledge and diversity. Essential reading for conservation practitioners, policymakers, and academic researchers alike, this volume also serves as a valuable resource for university students interested in conservation studies and histories of conservation. |
| Print length | 590 pages (xxiv+566) |
| Language | English (Original) |
| Dimensions | 210 x 41 x 297 mm | 8.27" x 1.61" x 11.69" (Paperback) |
| Weight | 1890g | 66.67oz (Paperback) |
| Media | 156 illustrations |
| 16 tables | |
| 5 videos | |
| OCLC Number | 1450859900 |
| LCCN | 2021388893 |
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- Sian Sullivan
- Ute Dieckmann
- Selma Lendelvo
- Sian Sullivan
- Ute Dieckmann
- Selma Lendelvo
- Ute Dieckmann
- Sian Sullivan
- Selma Lendelvo
- Sian Sullivan
- Ute Dieckmann
- Selma Lendelvo
- Ute Dieckmann
5. Environmentalities of Namibian conservancies: How communal area residents govern conservation in return
(pp. 167–190)- Ruben Schneider
6. The politics of authority, belonging and mobility in disputing land in southern Kaoko
(pp. 191–218)- Elsemi Olwage
- Diego Augusto Menestrey Schwieger
- Michael Bollig
- Michael Schnegg
- Elsemi Olwage
- Michael Shipepe David
- Jeff Muntifering
- Likeleli Zuvee Katjirua
9. Giraffes and their impact on key tree species in the Etendeka Tourism Concession, north-west Namibia
(pp. 257–270)- Kahingirisina Maoveka
- Sian Sullivan
- Dennis Liebenberg
- ǂKîbagu Heinrich Kenneth |Uiseb
- Dave Kangombe
- Magdalena S. Svensson
- Siegfried Muzuma
- Roger Collinson
- Michael Wenborn
- Vincent Nijman
12. Cultural heritage and histories of the Northern Namib / Skeleton Coast National Park
(pp. 307–342)- Sian Sullivan
- Welhemina Suro Ganuses
- Sian Sullivan
- Arthur Hoole
- Sian Sullivan
- Ute Dieckmann
- Stasja Koot
- Moses ǁKhumûb
- John Heydinger
- Mathilde Brassine
19. Relationships between humans and lions in wildlife corridors through CBNRM in north-west Namibia
(pp. 483–494)- Uakendisa Muzuma
- Sian Sullivan
- Ute Dieckmann
- Selma Lendelvo
Sian Sullivan
(editor)Sian Sullivan is Professor of Environment and Culture at Bath Spa University. She is interested in discourses and practices of difference and exclusion in relation to ecology and conservation. She has carried out long-term research on conservation, colonialism, and culture in Namibia (www.futurepasts.net and www.etosha-kunene-histories.net), and also engages critically with the financialisation of nature (see www.the-natural-capital-myth.net). She has co-edited Political Ecology: Science, Myth and Power (2000), Contributions to Law, Philosophy and Ecology: Exploring Re-embodiments (2016), Valuing Development, Environment and Conservation: Creating Values that Matter (2018), and Negotiating Climate Change in Crisis (2021).
Ute Dieckmann
(editor)Ute Dieckmann is an anthropologist at the University of Cologne and currently German Principal Investigator for Etosha-Kunene Histories (www.etosha-kunene-histories.net), supported by the German Research Foundation and the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. She has carried out long-term research in Namibia on colonialism, nature conservation and indigeneity. For many years, she has worked at the Legal Assistance Centre in Windhoek, doing research with and advocacy for marginalised and indigenous communities in Namibia and was coordinator of the Xoms |Omis Project (https://www.xoms-omis.org/). She has edited Mapping the Unmappable? Cartographic Explorations with Indigenous Peoples in Africa (2021) and co-edited Scraping the Pot? San in Namibia Two Decades After Independence (2014).
Selma Lendelvo
(editor)Selma Lendelvo is an associate research professor in life sciences, and currently the Director for the Centre for Grants Management and Resource Mobilization at the University of Namibia (UNAM) with a research and project management experience spanning over 20 years. Her work and publications have mainly been on community-based natural resources management and rural development including cross-cutting aspects such as gender and climate change. Selma also works closely with the government and other practitioners on the ground to strengthen natural resources management, conservation and community development in Namibia and beyond. She serves on the Namibia National Committee for the Rio Conventions, the Namibian Nature Conservation Board and the Namibia Association for CBNRM Support organisations (NACSO). Her collaborations with regional and international partners have been instrumental in shaping and advancing her research and professional career.