A guide to decolonize language in conservation
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It is essential to think about the words and concepts we use when writing or talking about environmental issues. The violence and land grabs faced by millions of Indigenous and other local people in the name of conservation stem in large part from these concepts. It’s time to decolonize conservation!
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