A 'blether' is a colloquial Scottish term signifying 'a lengthy chat between friends', and this paper draws its inspiration from the conservationist who suggested that 'having a blether' and 'getting people on board' is what conservation is all about. Contributing to scholarship on conservation conflict and on convivial conservation, this paper explores the 'who', 'where' and 'when' of 'having a blether', seeking to understand what might cultivate and contribute to cooperative relations between conservationists and other land-managers. It draws on feminist political ecology and anthropologies of conservation to provide a framework with which to unpack the personal, spatial and temporal dimensions of conservation relationships, and applies this to a case study in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. Considering the 'who' in conservation relations, led to looking beyond professional affiliations to highlight the importance of intersectional identities and interests, as expressed through personal connections and emotions. Considering the 'where' of cooperation for conservation, so-called 'informal' and 'everyday spaces' were found to be highly significant as shared sites in which productive relationships can be built. Considering the 'when' of conservation relations revealed their emergent nature, and of the building of understanding and appreciation through shared pasts and experiences. This paper promotes the need to open up and move beyond stereotyped stakeholder groups, to consider what promotes not only commonalities but also appreciation of differences. It also draws attention to the political and structural forces that mediate conservation relations and shutdown opportunities for greater cooperation and inclusivity. Ultimately, this paper highlights the need for dialogue and for listening to diverse others with care and attention, seeing the ideal and practice of 'having a blether' and 'getting people on board' as a way to promote cooperative – or convivial – conservation.

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保护的一切都是为了让人们参与进来：探索苏格兰的保护合作

“blether”是一个口语的苏格兰术语，表示“朋友之间的长时间交谈”，本文的灵感来自环保主义者，他认为“有一个 blether”和“让人们参与进来”是保护的全部内容。本文为保护冲突和欢乐保护的学术研究做出了贡献，探讨了“有一个 blether”的“谁”、“哪里”和“何时”，试图了解什么可以培养和促进保护主义者与其他土地之间的合作关系——经理。它利用女权主义政治生态学和保护人类学来提供一个框架，用来解开保护关系的个人、空间和时间维度，并将其应用于苏格兰凯恩戈姆国家公园的案例研究。考虑到保护关系中的“谁”，导致超越专业从属关系，强调通过个人联系和情感表达的交叉身份和兴趣的重要性。考虑到保护合作的“地点”，发现所谓的“非正式”和“日常空间”作为可以建立生产关系的共享场所非常重要。考虑到保护关系的“何时”揭示了它们的涌现性质，以及通过共享的过去和经验建立理解和欣赏。本文提倡需要开放并超越刻板的利益相关者群体，考虑什么不仅促进了共同点，而且促进了对差异的欣赏。它还提请注意调解保护关系和关闭机会以加强合作和包容性的政治和结构性力量。最终，本文强调了对话的必要性，以及以关心和关注倾听不同其他人的需要，将“有一个小伙伴”和“让人们参与进来”的理想和实践视为促进合作或欢乐的保护的一种方式。