Global conservation crisis rooted in colonial extraction demands systemic care, not just cultural shifts
Original framing: “We can navigate conservation’s ‘epidemic of suffering’ by building a culture of care (commentary)” — bing news
A strong historical thread runs through the piece, tracing 500 years of colonial resource extraction, the rise of neoliberal commodification, and the technocratic turn in conservation. This deep temporal framing situates the current crisis as a continuation of systemic dispossession rather than an isolated policy failure.
The article weaves a historical critique of colonial extraction with a call for Indigenous stewardship, exposing how current conservation failures are rooted in systemic dispossession.
By linking scientific evidence of better outcomes on Indigenous lands with a moral imperative for reparative justice, it points toward a future modeled on shared governance and equitable funding. Incorporating marginalized voices and cross‑cultural wisdom can broaden this vision, while the absence of a trickster perspective suggests room for more disruptive, creative reframings of the crisis.