Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: In Western views, Africa stands as the continent of the Wild. During the colonial era, it was used as a laboratory for nature conservation, and especially fauna. But today, the proportion of the land covered by protected areas is only in the world's average. More, this general figure masks extremely diverse situations. The forms of nature preservation and their efficiency are very different and vary according to scale. The spatial arrangements of parks and nature reserves are inherited from past geopolitical strategies. Today, the call for sustainable and participative development as well as globalisation, give them new geopolitical functions. They are also related to international appeals for participation of nearby communities and development of transfrontier protected areas. Yet, the State and its local branches are still important agents of complexified situations.
Source: L Information géographique
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1994356408