Extreme conflict and tropical forests
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Extreme conflict and tropical forests
（World forests, v. 5）
Springer, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book provides a timely insight into the relationships between extreme conflict, the international trade in forest products, and the social, economic and environmental condition of tropical forests and their human communities. It explores the underlying causes and the social and environmental consequences of conflict in tropical forest areas. The book includes case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Table of Contents
- 1. Tropical forests and extreme conflict
- D. Donovan et al.- 2. Between war and peace: violence and accommodation in the Cambodian logging sector
- P. Le Billon, S. Springer.- 3. Greed or grievance in West Africa's forest wars?
- R. de Koning.- 4. Nicaragua's frontier: the Bosawas biosphere reserve
- A.C. Staver et al.- 5. Past conflicts and resource use in postwar Lao PDR
- Y. Fujita et al.- 6. Seeing the forest for the trees: tropical forests, the state and violent conflict in Africa
- L.A. Swatuk.- 7. Confronting conflict timber
- S. Price et al.- 8. Environmental damage from illicit drug crops in Colombia
- M.D. Alvarez.- 9. Defoliation during the Vietnam War
- G. Nakamura.- 10. Addressing extreme conflicts through peace parks
- J.A. McNeely.-
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