How can global conservation efforts be reconciled with the urgent demands of social and economic justice in an unequal world? Chris Armstrong, a scholar of political theory, examines the intersection of environmental protection and distributive justice, arguing that current conservation models often exacerbate existing global inequalities while failing to address the root causes of biodiversity loss.

Experts in political philosophy and environmental studies recognize this work as a rigorous contribution to the discourse on global environmental governance. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and policy analysts concerned with the intersection of ethics and ecology.