Creating constellations of coexistence through connections between people in human–wildlife conflict areas
Aalayna R. Green, Stotra Chakrabarti, Shweta Shivakumar, Courtney Hughes, Sayan Banerjee, Maureen W. Kinyanjui, Moreangels M. Mbizah, Omar Ohrens, Abigail R. Thiemkey · 2024
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Aalayna Green and eight co-authors, a diverse team spread across continents, argue that saving wildlife starts with ties between people, in a 2024 essay. Conflict between people and wild animals harms both sides: crops and herds are lost, animals are killed, and trust erodes. Standard fixes often treat each place and its history as background noise rather than the heart of the problem.
Borrowing an idea of linked resistance from earlier writers, the authors propose constellations of coexistence: webs of relationships among residents, officials, researchers, and advocates that hold through hard cases. Social and power dimensions, they argue, deserve the same care as fences and deterrents. Lessons drawn from varied regions suggest coexistence grows where people feel heard, fairly treated, and connected to each other.
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| CREATOR | Aalayna R. Green, Stotra Chakrabarti, Shweta Shivakumar, Courtney Hughes, Sayan Banerjee, Maureen W. Kinyanjui, Moreangels M. Mbizah, Omar Ohrens, Abigail R. Thiemkey |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |