ABSTRACT
This chapter proposes a form comparable to describing entangled particles, to borrow the term from quantum physics. It looks at arguments juxtaposing modern and traditional, sustainable and unsustainable and other binary simplifications that legitimize discoursive best-practice models of conservation and consider constructions of reality through the use of narratives and ideologies. The chapter discusses the case study undertaken in Kenya, then highlight the situation so as to problematize the complexity of an interaction arena between the different interest groups, before breaking down the narratives and ideologies, which not only lead to understanding the dominant discourse on conservation, but also a counter-discourse. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) and Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) play an important role by embodying what is thought to be a ‘modern’ approach to conservation. While NRT aims to enable communities to manage their own conservation institutions, the LWC excludes communities from the direct physical interaction with the protected space and what it entails.
