As forest fires and floods rage in an unprecedented fashion across the planet, world leaders are scrambling to devise sweeping solutions to protect the last remaining vestiges of the planet’s biodiversity. But what are the assumptions underpinning the proposals being put forward? Vijay Kolinjivadi and Gert Van Hecken examine the impacts and manifestations of the “White Savor” logic for nature conservation that prevails in the world today, and how it is informed by damaging and outdated notions of securitization, cultural appropriation, and displacement.

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