Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16

We analyse political manoeuvres by global tourism industry associations, and responses by conservation organisations, that create new risks to biodiversity. There are a few tourism enterprises that make net positive contributions to conservation. Nature positive terms, however, are being used for ma...

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Main Authors: Buckley, Ralf C., Liddon, Meisha, Underdahl, Sonya, Zhang, Zoë Jiabo, Cooper, Mary Ann, Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Zhong, Linsheng
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2025
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120174/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120174/1/120174.pdf
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author Buckley, Ralf C.
Liddon, Meisha
Underdahl, Sonya
Zhang, Zoë Jiabo
Cooper, Mary Ann
Chauvenet, Alienor L.M.
Zhong, Linsheng
author_facet Buckley, Ralf C.
Liddon, Meisha
Underdahl, Sonya
Zhang, Zoë Jiabo
Cooper, Mary Ann
Chauvenet, Alienor L.M.
Zhong, Linsheng
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description We analyse political manoeuvres by global tourism industry associations, and responses by conservation organisations, that create new risks to biodiversity. There are a few tourism enterprises that make net positive contributions to conservation. Nature positive terms, however, are being used for marketing greenwash, to delay and avoid environmental fees and regulations, and to lobby for land grabs in public protected areas.
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spelling upm-1201742025-09-24T03:44:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120174/ Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16 Buckley, Ralf C. Liddon, Meisha Underdahl, Sonya Zhang, Zoë Jiabo Cooper, Mary Ann Chauvenet, Alienor L.M. Zhong, Linsheng We analyse political manoeuvres by global tourism industry associations, and responses by conservation organisations, that create new risks to biodiversity. There are a few tourism enterprises that make net positive contributions to conservation. Nature positive terms, however, are being used for marketing greenwash, to delay and avoid environmental fees and regulations, and to lobby for land grabs in public protected areas. Springer Nature 2025-04-23 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120174/1/120174.pdf Buckley, Ralf C. and Liddon, Meisha and Underdahl, Sonya and Zhang, Zoë Jiabo and Cooper, Mary Ann and Chauvenet, Alienor L.M. and Zhong, Linsheng (2025) Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16. NPJ Biodiversity, 4. art. no. 14. pp. 1-3. ISSN 2731-4243 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00087-5?error=cookies_not_supported&code=6b9efb54-7763-49ad-8ca0-0b8abd123110 10.1038/s44185-025-00087-5
spellingShingle Buckley, Ralf C.
Liddon, Meisha
Underdahl, Sonya
Zhang, Zoë Jiabo
Cooper, Mary Ann
Chauvenet, Alienor L.M.
Zhong, Linsheng
Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16
title Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16
title_full Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16
title_fullStr Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16
title_full_unstemmed Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16
title_short Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16
title_sort nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at cbd cop16
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