RT Article
T1 The role of denial in the ‘theft of nature’: comparing biopiracy and climate change
JF Critical criminology
VO 25
IS 3
SP 325
OP 341
A1 Wyatt, Tanya 1975-
A1 Brisman, Avi
A2 Brisman, Avi
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1845930428
AB Since its inception, green criminology has highlighted, examined and analysed environmental degradation and destruction. The ‘theft of nature’ is both an example and a driver of illegal and ‘lawful but awful’ acts and omissions that degrade the environment. Even though this theft is widespread and sometimes well known, it persists because powerful actors put forward an influential narrative of denial that obstructs interventions. This paper explores the role of denial in two thefts of nature - biopiracy and climate change - and compares and contrasts the manifestations of denial that contribute to their continuation. We consider the ‘appeal to higher loyalties’ (economic interests over environmental concerns), and discuss the implications if such denial goes unchallenged and remains the central narrative.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite339-341
K1 Climate Change
K1 Indigenous Community
K1 Indigenous Knowledge
K1 Indigenous People
K1 Traditional Knowledge
DO 10.1007/s10612-016-9344-5