Moral ecology of a forest : the nature industry and Maya post-conservation / José E. Martínez-Reyes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martínez-Reyes, José Eduardo, 1971- author.

Series:

Critical green engagements

Critical green engagements : investigating the green economy and its alternatives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--Ethnobiology--Mexico--Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an.

Mayas.

Forest biodiversity conservation--Social aspects--Mexico--Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an.

Forest biodiversity conservation.

Forest biodiversity conservation--Moral and ethical aspects--Mexico--Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an.

Human ecology--Mexico--Quintana Roo (State).

Human ecology.

Mayas--Government relations.

Social aspects.

Ethnobiology.

Mexico--Quintana Roo (State).

Mexico.

Mexico--Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an.

Physical Description:

xi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Nature industry and Maya post-conservation

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016.

Contents:

Introduction. The Maya forest and the nature industry

Chapter 1. Forest commons, land grabs, and Caste War: historical ecology of the Yucatan

Chapter 2. Communities, ENGOs, and the nature industry in Sian Ka'an (1986-2009)

Chapter 3. The antinomy of the nature industry: green land grabs against the milpa

Chapter 4. Hunting, multispecies engagement, and post-conservation

Conclusion. Conservation rebels: blocking land-grabs, post-conservation, and decolonizing coloniality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-193) and index.

ISBN:

9780816531370

0816531374

OCLC:

948339755