Roderick Neumann [1] is a professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University. His research investigates how our conceptions of nature shape the landscape and on the conflict and violence associated with conservation areas in Africa. Since the 1980s, several African governments have responded to declining wildlife populations by issuing shoot-on-sight orders for ‘‘poachers’’ found within national parks. Neumann argues that biodiversity is being used to justify violence and human rights abuses.
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[1] https://gss.fiu.edu/people/faculty/roderick-neumann/