The Amazon as a Place for Global Conservation

Roger Merino

doi:10.1017/9781009689076.005

Chapter 4 - The Amazon as a Place for Global Conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2026

Roger Merino

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Roger Merino: Affiliation:
Universidad del Pacifico

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Chapter 4, “The Amazon as a Place for Global Conservation”, unpacks the tensions and conflicts of conceiving the Amazon as a field of global conservation and examines the prospects to scale indigenous politics of conservation and reimagine conservation policies in the local and international spheres. For this aim, this Chapter discusses the theories for decolonizing conservation, how they help to explain environmental conflicts in the Amazon, and their strengths and gaps. Then, it provides an overview of the conservation architecture and associated conflicts in the Peruvian Amazon through three cases that show the international and local interactions around conservation politics and policies. Ultimately, the Chapter provides insights to revisit critical theories on conservation and the importance of international governance for reinventing conservation practices and policies in the Amazon and beyond.

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Conservation protected areas Indigenous peoples

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Type: Chapter
Information: Governing International Commons
From Polycentric to Plurinational Governance in the Amazon
, pp. 77 - 104
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009689076.005 [Opens in a new window]
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026

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