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The Responsibility of Zoos to Advance the Rights and Interests of Indigenous People

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The Earth is in its 6th mass extinction event, in 2022, in response to this crisis, 196 countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a legally binding international agreement that aims to halt and reverse the trajectory of biodiversity loss by 2030. It is clear that Zoos have a role to play in this conservation effort; however, there has been less guidance for zoo and regarding how they can support the rights of Indigenous Peoples within this movement. In this paper, we explore ways in which zoos can support Indigenous Peoples across five domains of a modern zoo.

Source: Zoo Biology

DOI: 10.1002/zoo.70105

Authors: Jack Pascoe, Sally Sherwen

Institutions: The University of Melbourne, Zoos Victoria

Language: English

Topic: Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,920