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The Securitization of Terrestrial Protected Areas

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The author’s growing concern over global environmental matters, including the protection of endangered fauna and flora species, has brought to the forefront the role of security strategy, personnel, and technology. In particular, the management and monitoring of terrestrial protected areas (PAs) have increasingly emphasized the need for, and reliance on, security measures in many parts of the world. This chapter examines the ongoing discussion on the securitization of PAs and provides insight on the potential benefits and problems of such strategies, in relation to both crime and harm.

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    Retrieved on January 14, 2021 from: https://www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas/about.

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    Retrieved on January 14, 2021 from: https://www.unep-wcmc.org/featured-projects/mapping-the-worlds-special-places.

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    Retrieved on January 15, 2021 from: https://www.iucn.org/about/programme-work-and-reporting/programme.

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    Retrieved on January 19, 2021 from: http://sdg.iisd.org/news/governments-recommit-to-tackle-illegal-wildlife-trade-as-serious-organized-crime/.

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    Retrieved on February 1, 2021 from: https://www.peoplenotpoaching.org/community-based-anti-poaching-operation-nepal.

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    Retrieved on February 1, 2021 from: https://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/page/bpd.

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Moreto, W.D. (2022). The Securitization of Terrestrial Protected Areas. In: Gill, M. (eds) The Handbook of Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91735-7_39

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