ABSTRACT
The involuntary displacement of communities as a result of industrial, infrastructure and conservation projects is escalating as an issue worldwide.1 In fact, the number of people affected each year so far this century is believed to be at least 15 million (Cernea and Mathur 2008). Of the different types of DFDR, conservation-led displacement has received the least attention. Dowie (2009) writes that more than 108,000 protected areas exist today but many do so at the expense of displaced local communities. It is estimated that more than 20 million people have been affected, yet conservation-led displacement is often taken for granted and is rarely questioned.2
