Illegal Logging - Law Enforcement, Livelihoods and the Timber Trade

Zusatztext 'Invaluable reading for forest professionals contemplating work in the Third World as it provides a primer on one set of obstacles they'll meet.'Roy Strang! BC Forest Professional Nov-December 2007. '...the book sorts fact from fiction and explores the many dimensions of the causes! impacts and implications for forests! people! livelihoods and forest policy.' Bois et Forets Des Tropiques! 2007. Informationen zum Autor Luca Tacconi is an Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University. Klappentext First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung In many countries illegal logging accounts for a large share of the harvest. This book examines the key issues including law and enforcement, supply and demand, corruption, forest certification, poverty, local livelihoods, international trade and biodiversity conservation. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Problem of Illegal Logging * The Social Basis of Illegal Logging and Forestry Law Enforcement in North America * From New Order to Regional Autonomy: Shifting Dynamics of Illegal Logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia * Turning in Circles: District Governance, Illegal Logging and Environmental Decline in Sumatra, Indonesia * Illegal Logging, Collusive Corruption and Fragmented Governments in Kalimantan, Indonesia * Forest Law Enforcement and Rural Livelihoods * Rural Livelihoods, Forest Law and the Illegal Timber Trade in Honduras and Nicaragua * Livelihoods and the Adaptive Application of the Law in the Forests of Cameroon * Forest Law Enforcement and Rural Livelihoods in Bolivia * Sustainable Forest Management and Law Enforcement: A Comparison between Brazil and Finland * Verification and Certification of Forest Products and Illegal Logging in Indonesia * Illegal Logging and the Future of the Forest * Index *

Product details

• Authors: Luca Tacconi
• Assisted by: Luca Tacconi (Editor), Tacconi Luca (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.2008
• EAN: 9781844076079
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-607-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: The Earthscan Forest Library
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, LAW / Natural Resources, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Forestry & related industries, Deforestation, Forestry industry, Energy & natural resources law, Energy and natural resources law