Title of Presentation
Moderator
Brent Woodfill, Winthrop University
Panel Title
Global Issues
Start Date
22-2-2019 9:45 AM
Location
Withers 113
Session Number
Session II
Description
Are environmental conservation and the preservation of indigenous lifestyles mutually exclusive? Often assumed to be universally beneficial, national parks and reserves intended to protect expansive biodiversity hotspots may have unexpected, negative impacts on the indigenous communities that traditionally rely upon them for food and subsistence living.
Keywords
Food security; indigenous communities; Amazon
To Conserve or Consume? The Impact of Natural Protected Areas on the Food Security of Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Withers 113
Are environmental conservation and the preservation of indigenous lifestyles mutually exclusive? Often assumed to be universally beneficial, national parks and reserves intended to protect expansive biodiversity hotspots may have unexpected, negative impacts on the indigenous communities that traditionally rely upon them for food and subsistence living.
Your Title/College/Department/Program
Environmental Studies '20