Perceptions and Representations of the Malagasy Environment Across Cultures

Frank Muttenzer is Privatdozent and Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Lucerne​Gwyn Campbell is Founding Director of the Indian Ocean World Centre at McGill University, Canada.Jacques Pollini, a trained agronomist and academic researcher, is currently a Development Worker at the GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) in Kindu, DR-Congo.

• 1. Perceptions and representations of the Malagasy environment by Gwyn Campbell, Jacques Pollini, and Frank Muttenzer.- 2.Natural resource struggles in south-eastern Madagascar by Antonie Lyshlm Kraemer.- 3. Discourses, development and legitimacy: Nature/culture dualisms in mining’s engagement in biodiversity offsetting and conservation in Madagascar by Caroline Seagle.- 4. "Good" Forests and Ambiguous Fields: Cultural Dimensions of Agroforestry Landscapes by Sarah Osterhoudt.- 5. “Ecotourism does not make us rich”: Sustainabilities, care and ecotourism among the Tsimihety in Northeast Madagascar by Jenni Mölkänen. -6. Experiences of volatility in carbon offset production by Sarah Pena Valderrama.- 7. Offset Life: Lemur Health in Landscapes of Extraction by Genese Marie Sodikoff.- 8. Perceptions and representations of deforestation in Madagascar: From cognitive dissonances to convergences by Jacques Pollini.- 9. Genuine Disagreement about Conservation by Frank Muttenzer.