Flash Points: The thin line between conservation and colonialism

Saving wildlife isn't always as straightforward as it sounds. [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( November 12, 2021 | [View in browser]( Environmental conservation is vital to climate action, but it can also be controversial. This collection of stories from the FP archive takes you into the fight to protect the world’s most endangered ecosystems and what that means for the people who live in them—from Ecuador’s rainforests to the Central African Republic’s wooded savannahs to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.—Chloe Hadavas --------------------------------------------------------------- [How Conservation Became Colonialism]( Indigenous people, not environmentalists, are the key to protecting the world’s most precious ecosystems. By Alexander Zaitchik --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Guardians of the Great Barrier Reef]( Australia’s scientists are working against time and climate change politics to save their beloved coral reef. By Kate Mackenzie --------------------------------------------------------------- [When Coal Comes to Paradise]( As China pushes clean energy policies at home, it is exporting its high-pollution coal industry to pristine places like Kenya’s Lamu Island—with Nairobi’s seal of approval. By Dana Ullman --------------------------------------------------------------- [Forget Purple Mountains’ Majesty]( With corporate interests and climate change threatening America’s national parks, international cooperation and entrepreneurial competition might be the only things that keep them safe. By Tim Murphy --------------------------------------------------------------- [Central Africa’s Rangers Are as Threatened as the Animals They Guard]( Park staff struggle to protect the animals—and themselves—against poachers and militias. By Jack Losh Photo: The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey/Richard Vevers --------------------------------------------------------------- People aged 60+ already account for more than 1 billion of the world’s population; this age group is expected to double—to over 2 billion—by 2050. FP Analytics and AARP partnered to publish the new report "[Innovation and Leadership in Healthy Aging](" to explore innovative practices, policies, and approaches to foster the well-being of older adults. FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Flashpoints newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [advertise]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2021 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](