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SUMMARY:Conservation labour and a political ecology of zoo-led in situ con
 servation - Anwesha Dutta and Nicky Sky (CMI Bergen)
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CONTACT:Tom Fry
DESCRIPTION:Conservation initiatives rely on labour and heavily influence 
 local\, regional and national labour dynamics outside the sector. Despite 
 this\, labour theory is yet to be properly integrated into conservation sc
 ience\, and it lacks a robust understanding of who works in conservation\,
  how they are put to work\, under what conditions they work\, and the effe
 cts on broader labour dynamics. This increases the risk of poorly designed
  interventions that can fail in conservation terms and contribute to socia
 l injustices and conflicts. In the first part of this talk\, Nick will out
 line the parts of labour theory that are most relevant to conservation\, a
 nd how the CONLAB project is conducting research to apply these. In the se
 cond part of this talk\, he will focus on zoos as rapidly growing but unde
 rstudied actors within in-situ conservation. Variations in priorities and 
 methods between different types of conservation organisations lead to diff
 ering effects on labour regimes. Zoos are distinct from other conservation
  organisations and their expansion to programmes with social\, economic an
 d enforcement facets raises questions over their ability to understand the
  social effects of such work and mitigate the risks.
LOCATION:Department of Geography\, Small Lecture Theatre
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