| Logjam: Deforestation and the Crisis of Global Governance Contributor(s): Humphreys, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844073017 ISBN-13: 9781844073016 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: * The most comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the failure to achieve a global treaty on forests and the dire consequences for the future of the world??'s forests--destined to be a classic* Updates and supersedes David Humphreys??? bestselling "Forest Politics," used widely by students and professionals* A must-have text for all forestry professionals and students in forest policy, environmental politics and international relationsIn this timely book, David Humphreys, author of "Forest Politics," extends his analysis of the main political developments in forest governance over the last decade including recent 2005 and 2006 negotiations at the UN. Humphreys shows how the unwillingness of many governments and businesses to grapple with the causes of deforestation has rendered the UN largely ineffective in protecting the public goods value of forests. As a result the crisis of deforestation has deepened. He tracks all the main intergovernmental forest processes and follows the creation of novel mechanisms to address forest certification and illegal logging, but argues that they alone cannot solve the problem. He concludes by suggesting some policy innovations to address one of the most pressing environmental problems of our age. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - Trees - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: 333.751 |
| LCCN: 2006013947 |
| Series: Earthscan Forestry Library |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.58" W x 9.22" (1.40 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the International Studies Association's Harold and Margaret Sprout Award 2008 for the best book on international environmental problems. This pioneering study examines the impacts of neoliberal global governance on forests and provides an exhaustive overview of international forest politics: Intergovernmental Panel on Forests World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development Intergovernmental Forum on Forests United Nations Forum on Forests Forest Certification New policies to address illegal logging World Bank's forests strategy Convention on Biological Diversity - and other international forest-related processes The book is an essential reference for students of global environmental politics and required reading for forest policy makers. It concludes by arguing for a democratization of global governance and a fundamental restructuring of the regulatory environment so that final decision making authority is restored to the local level. Driven by concern at what forest loss means for communities and future generations, this is a book that stands to make a difference. |