TY - BOOK ID - 32841787 TI - Contesting Conservation : Shahtoosh Trade and Forest Management in Jammu and Kashmir, India PY - 2018 SN - 3319722573 3319722565 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Export controls. KW - Export controls KW - Environment. KW - Forestry management. KW - Nature conservation. KW - Environmental sociology. KW - Environmental policy. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Environmental Sociology. KW - Environmental Policy. KW - Forestry Management. KW - Development and Sustainability. KW - Forests and forestry. KW - Economic development—Environmental aspects. KW - Forest land KW - Forest lands KW - Forest planting KW - Forest production KW - Forest sciences KW - Forestation KW - Forested lands KW - Forestland KW - Forestlands KW - Forestry KW - Forestry industry KW - Forestry sciences KW - Land, Forest KW - Lands, Forest KW - Silviculture KW - Sylviculture KW - Woodlands KW - Woods (Forests) KW - Agriculture KW - Natural resources KW - Afforestation KW - Arboriculture KW - Logging KW - Timber KW - Tree crops KW - Trees KW - Environment and state KW - Environmental control KW - Environmental management KW - Environmental protection KW - Environmental quality KW - State and environment KW - Environmental auditing KW - Environmental sciences KW - Environmentalism KW - Sociology KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Applied ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Government policy KW - Social aspects KW - Conservation KW - Forest administration KW - Forest plants KW - Forest resource administration KW - Forest resource management KW - Forest stewardship KW - Forest vegetation management KW - Forestry management KW - Forests and forestry KW - Stewardship, Forest KW - Vegetation management, Forest KW - Ecosystem management KW - Management KW - Administration KW - Control KW - Export licenses KW - Export restrictions KW - Licenses, Export KW - Foreign trade regulation KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32841787 AB - This book explores today’s changing intellectual climate, wherein understanding politics at different levels from global to local is considered mandatory in order to appraise the outcome of nature conservation interventions. By carefully examining two such processes – the ban on shahtoosh trade and the ‘National Afforestation Programme’ in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, the book reveals how these processes are influenced by politics at different levels – from their introduction at the macro-level to their implementation at the micro-level – and in turn become coloured by the agendas and interests of the various stakeholders involved. Throughout the book, one priority is to give a voice to the poor resource-users who have been traditionally dependent on wildlife and forest resources for mere subsistence. Yet, these same people are who bear the brunt of nature conservation costs, rather than those actors who are responsible for the most serious violations in pursuit of greater profits. Contemporary Environmental Sociology is chiefly characterised by its focus on power relations in resource conservation and management. In ‘political ecology’ literature, too – especially after recognising the paradoxes and limitations of approaches such as ‘sustainable development’, ‘sustainable livelihoods’ and ‘community based natural resource management’ – there is a growing concern for critical analyses of multi-level politics in connection with nature conservation. The purpose of the book is not to challenge the gravity of environmental concerns, but to question the dominance of conservation interests over the subsistence needs of local communities, and to strike a balance between environmental and social justice. It argues that, unless and until more just accountability for the affected populations is ensured, conservation policies are unlikely to meet the goals of sustainable resource management. Given its critical engagement with human-nature conflicts in Jammu and Kashmir, the book offers a unique resource for students and scholars of Environmental Sociology, Political Ecology, Natural Resources Management, Conflict Studies and Human Rights Studies. ER -