Conservation geopolitics

conflict | politics | diplomacy

Featured work on conservation geopolitics

Cheung, H., Feng, Y.P., Hinsley, A., Lee, T.M., Possingham, H.P., Smith, S.N., Thomas-Walters, L., Wang, Y. and Biggs, D. (2023). Understanding China’s political will for sustainability and conservation gains. People and Nature, 5 (1): 57-68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10425

China’s political will

Political will is a critical determinant of the success or failure of environmental policies and interventions. In this paper, we explore the core interests of the Chinese leadership to uncover opportunities to leverage Beijing's political will for sustainability and conservation gains.