Open AccessThe Diverse Properties of Private Land Conservation in Chile: Growth and Barriers to Private Protected Areas in a Market-friendly Context
Author(s) -
David Tecklin,
Cláudia Sepúlveda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
conservation and society/conservation and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.04
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 0975-3133
pISSN - 0972-4923
DOI - 10.4103/0972-4923.138422
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , private property , property rights , context (archaeology) , politics , ideology , nature conservation , conflation , protected area , private rights , private good , property (philosophy) , public good , public economics , environmental resource management , business , economics , political science , law and economics , ecology , market economy , geography , law , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , biology , microeconomics
Private land conservation and many other contemporary environmental practices and policies are commonly described as ′market-based′ or ′market-driven.′ We argue that this characterisation derives in part from a conflation of private property rights with markets, and that it can obscure the diversity of institutional logics, practices, and political dynamics involved in conservation. We seek to illustrate this diversity through an analysis of private protected areas (PPA) in Chile. Through the experiences of different types of protected areas, as well as the related policy debates, we explore the ideological, political, and institutional conflicts and barriers to private land conservation within a legal and policy framework widely considered to be market friendly. Based on the diverse qualities of property rights observed in conservation projects we suggest the need for a critical environmental research agenda focussed on this neglected form of institutional diversity