He is the author of Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa. Wolfram Dressler is an associate professor in the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is the author of Old Thoughts in New Ideas: State Conservation Measures, Livelihood and Development on Palawan Island. Robert Fletcher is an associate professor in the Department of Environment and Development at the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. He is the author of Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism."