The Invention of Biodiversity: Social Perspectives on the Management of Biological Variety in Africa
Author(s)
Guyer, Jane I.; Richards, Paul
Abstract
The concept of biodiversity needs to be redefined to appeal to the mass imagination of rural Africa which is richly endowed with diverse resources. The political domestication of the concept aims at fostering local participation in biodiversity management, effectively supported by empirical research. Localized politicization of biodiversity presupposes a link between the intellectual and political units. However, the acute shortage of local funding for evolving a new perspective on African biodiversity plagues debates on the issue.
