War and Tropical Forests: Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict Contributor(s): Price, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560220988 ISBN-13: 9781560220985 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Political Science - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 333.751 |
LCCN: 2002152072 |
Physical Information: 220 pages |
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Publisher Description: Explore the conservation implications of recent armed conflicts in the tropical forest regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America From the lowland rainforests of the Colombian Amazon to the rugged habitat of Rwanda's mountain gorillas, civil, ethnic, and international wars have had severe impacts on tropical forests and the communities they sustain. The reemergence of war and the persistence of its impacts have led many conservationists to reassess their efforts and adapt their strategies to a new set of responsibilities and urgent challenges. War and Tropical Forests: Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict explores these challenges and the lessons learned by conservationists working in conflict zones around the world. It combines case studies and comparative analyses by leading experts in ecological research, environmental policy, and conservation field programs to provide insight into the environmental dimensions of recent social, political, and humanitarian crises. War and Tropical Forests reviews lessons learned from conflict zones around the world and explores:
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