Sentinels for the Environment
Abstract
This article compares the modes of organisation and engagement of birdwatching societies in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Tracing their origins to American, Japanese, and British models of nature conservation, it shows the growing involvement of Chinese citizens in the observation and protection of birds. Asking how birds can be used as “flagship species” to hold together environmental movements in a sustainable and constructive way, the article proposes the concept of “sentinel” to capture the mix of democratic environmental concern and a military model of territory mapping.
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Frédéric Keck, « Sentinels for the Environment », China Perspectives [Online], 2015/2 | 2015, Online since 01 June 2018, connection on 14 June 2015. URL : http://chinaperspectives.revues.org/6723
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