Displacement and Relocation of Protected Areas: A Synthesis and Analysis of Case Studies
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| Author(s) | Lasgorceix, A. Kothari, A. |
| Date | December 2009 |
| Reference type | Journal Article |
| Source name | Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) |
| Journal | Vol 44 No 49 |
| Pages | pp. 37-47 |
Summary
Relocation of human populations from the protected areas results in a host of socio-economic impacts. In India, in many cases, especially relating to tribal communities that have been relatively isolated from the outside world, the displacement is traumatic from both economic and cultural points of view. This paper provides brief case studies of displacement (past, ongoing, or proposed) from protected areas, number of villages/families displaced, the place where these villages/families were relocated to, governance of the relocation process, and the kind or nature of relocation (voluntary, induced or forced). It finds that not even a single study shows the ecological costs and benefits of relocation, comparing what happens at the old site to what happens at the rehabilitation site. This is a shocking gap, given that relocation is always justified from the point of view of reducing pressures and securing wildlife habitats.
Themes
Case study
Protected areas
Geographic coverage
India
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