Tropical Forests International Jungle: The Underside of Global Ecopolitics (CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy) - Hardcover

Smouts, Marie-Claude

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403962030 ISBN 13: 9781403962034

Verlag: AIAA, 2003

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Book by MarieClaude Smouts

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Reseña del editor:

This book 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, Marie-Claude 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.

Biografía del autor:

MARIE-CLAUDE SMOUTS is research director at CERI and professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris.

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• Verlag: AIAA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1403962030
• ISBN 13: 9781403962034
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 282