ENVI 340 - Nat Res Equity in Global South

Credits: 4

This course focuses on natural resource management in the Global South. The principal challenge facing conservationists is that most biodiversity persists in areas where humans live, which creates competing interests in land and nature. This course will examine these conflicts between local populations, conservationists, and national/international policymakers. We will discuss and explore issues pertaining to biodiversity conservation, international protected areas, human rights, environmental history and politics, global inequities, and sustainable development. Students will learn from real-world cases about the challenges facing indigenous peoples seeking rights to nature and their homelands and conservationists seeking protection of the earth?s dwindling biological diversity. Prerequisite: ENVI 201 or ENVI 225. Offered Spring only.