Hotspot discourse in Africa : making space for bioprospecting in Madagascar

Neimark, Benjamin and Schreoder, Richard (2009) Hotspot discourse in Africa : making space for bioprospecting in Madagascar. African Geographical Review, 28 (1). pp. 43-70. ISSN 2163-2642

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Abstract

The biodiversity hotspot strategy initially pinpointed ten tropical forest regions for conservation protection. It has since mushroomed to include 34 global regions spanning six continents and accounting for nearly 16 percent of the earth's surface area. In this paper, we analyze the coincidence of biodiversity protection efforts and the extraction of biological specimens for drug development within African hotspot regions. We also discuss the work that the hotspot concept does to order and enframe specific locations for the dual purposes of resource conservation and extraction in Madagascar. We maintain that hotspot science has done a great deal to facilitate the bioprospecting industry's access to genetic resources in some of the most well endowed ecological settings in the world. Ultimately, this begs the question of what sort of relationship exists between hotspot conservators and actors whose involvement with hotspot ecologies is geared explicitly toward the extraction of plant and other biological materials for commercial gain.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
African Geographical Review
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1904
Subjects:
?? africabiodiversity conservation bioprospecting madagascarearth-surface processesgeography, planning and development ??
ID Code:
69700
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Deposited On:
17 Jun 2014 15:59
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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