Conservation needs a revolution. Only then can it achieve the drastic trans- formations required for a truly sustainable model of development. Building dictions, Bram Büscher and Robert Fletcher argue for solutions that are big, bold and achievable. They propose "convivial conservation" as the way forward, an approach that goes beyond protected areas and a faith in markets to incorporate the needs of humans and nonhumans within integrated and just environments.


Bram Buscher is Professor and Chair of the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University and holds visiting positions at the Univer- sity of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch University. He is the author of Transforming the Frontier. Robert Fletcher is Associate Professor in the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University. He is the author of Romancing the Wild and coeditor of NatureTM Inc. and Lessons from the Ecolaboratory.

Conservation needs a revolution. Only then can it achieve the drastic trans- formations required for a truly sustainable model of development. Building dictions, Bram Büscher and Robert Fletcher argue for solutions that are big, bold and achievable. They propose "convivial conservation" as the way forward, an approach that goes beyond protected areas and a faith in markets to incorporate the needs of humans and nonhumans within integrated and just environments.


Bram Buscher is Professor and Chair of the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University and holds visiting positions at the Univer- sity of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch University. He is the author of Transforming the Frontier. Robert Fletcher is Associate Professor in the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University. He is the author of Romancing the Wild and coeditor of NatureTM Inc. and Lessons from the Ecolaboratory.