War and Tropical Forests : Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict

ISBN-13: 9781560220992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 219 str.

Steven V. Price

Opis

An exploration of the conservation implications of recent armed conflicts in the tropical forest regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America, this study combines case studies and comparative analyses by leading experts in ecological research, environmental policy and conservation field programmes.

Spis treści

Preface /@Steven V. Price -- Acknowledgements -- Biodiversity, War, and Tropical Forests /@Jeffrey A. McNeely -- Contras and Comandantes: Armed Movements and Forest Conservation in Nicaragua’s Bosawas Biosphere Reserve /@David Kaimowitz Angelica Faune -- Forests in the Time of Violence: Conservation Implications of the Colombian War /@Maria D. Alvarez -- Lessons Learned from On-the-Ground Conservation in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo /@Andrew J. Plumptre -- Building Partnerships in the Face of Political and Armed Crisis /@Annette Lanjouw -- Bushmeat Poaching and the Conservation Crisis in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo /@Juichi Yamagiwa -- The Chainsaw and the Gun: The Role of the Military in Deforesting Indonesia Charles Victor Barber /@Kirk Talbott -- Legal Mechanisms for Addressing Wartime Damage to Tropical Forests /@Jay E. Austin Carl E. Bruch -- List of Acronyms -- Appendix -- Index.

O autorze

Steven V. Price