Tropical Forests, International Jungle
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Tropical Forests, International Jungle

The Underside of Global Ecopolitics

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eBook - PDF

Tropical Forests, International Jungle

The Underside of Global Ecopolitics

About this book

Marie-Claude Smouts looks at the issue of rain forest depletion and global environmental policies. Beginning with how the issue entered the world stage in the 1980s despite alarms over the issue in the 1950s, Tropical Forests, International Jungle explores the complexities of what are tropical forests, what role they play not only in environmentalism but in trade, health care, and almost every facet of natural and social life for those living there and beyond. Although for most in the developed world tropical forests have gained a status of part of our world heritage, these forests are not really part of the global commons or a global public good. Developing nations maintain control over the forests within their borders and often use the forests as they see fit. The international system for mediating the issue is a fractured group of non-governmental organizations and transnational networks, often with competing views of how to manage tropical forests. Despite this seemingly grim picture, Smouts is optimistic. A changing world view toward forest depletion is influencing countries both North and South. Although forests will be used commercially, it is a dynamic process that should maintain them far into the future.

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Yes, you can access Tropical Forests, International Jungle by M. Smouts, Kenneth A. Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo,Cynthia Schoch in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Environmental Economics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter One: The Construction of a Global Issue
  7. Chapter Two: A Good in Search of a Definition
  8. Chapter Three: Deforestation: An Endless Debate
  9. Chapter Four: The Timber Trade: Guilty Party and Scapegoat
  10. Chapter Five: Ecopolitics Inch by Inch
  11. Chapter Six: Conserving the Tropical Forest
  12. Conclusion
  13. Notes
  14. Appendix. Briefing on ITTO'S Project Work
  15. List of abbreviations
  16. List of Maps
  17. Name Index
  18. Subject Index