Advancing a Political Ecology of Global Environment Discourses (original) (raw)

This paper critiques the dominant managerial and populist discourses surrounding global environmental issues, arguing that these frameworks overlook the complexities of local adaptations to environmental change. By analyzing key issues such as deforestation, desertification, biodiversity utilization, and climate change through the lens of political ecology, the authors highlight how standardized narratives often obscure the reality of local experiences and the power dynamics at play in environmental governance. The study calls for a reevaluation of how environmental problems are conceptualized and addressed at both global and local levels.