Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict ResolutionSaleem Hassan Ali An analysis of the potential for environmental cooperation in multijurisdictional conservation zones to contribute to political conflict resolution; includes case studies of existing parks and proposals for new ones. Although the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Kenyan environmentalist, few have considered whether environmental conservation can contribute to peace-building in conflict zones. Peace Parks explores this question, examining the ways in which environmental cooperation in multijurisdictional conservation areas may help resolve political and territorial conflicts. Its analyses and case studies of transboundary peace parks focus on how the sharing of physical space and management responsibilities can build and sustain peace among countries. The book examines the roles played by governments, the military, civil society, scientists, and conservationists, and their effects on both the ecological management and the potential for peace-building in these areas. Following a historical and theoretical overview that explores economic, political, and social theories that support the concept of peace parks and discussion of bioregional management for science and economic development, the book presents case studies of existing parks and proposals for future parks. After describing such real-life examples as the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor in Africa and the Emerald Triangle conservation zone in Indochina, the book looks to the future, exploring the peace-building potential of envisioned parks in security-intensive spots including the U.S.-Mexican border, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, and the Mesopotamian marshlands between Iraq and Iran. With contributors from a variety of disciplines and diverse geographic regions, Peace Parks is not only a groundbreaking book in International Relations but a valuable resource for policy makers and environmentalists. ContributorsDram -Yay Aissetou, Saleem H. Ali, Rolf D. Baldus, Charles Besan on, Kent Biringer, Arthur G. Blundell, Niger Diallo Daouda Boubacar, K. C. (Nanda) Cariappa, Charles Chester, Tyler Christie, Sarah Dickinson DeLeon, Bill Dolan, Rosaleen Duffy, Christina Ellis, Wayne Freimund, Stephan Fuller, Rudolf Hahn, Anne Hammill, Bruce Hayden, Ke Chung Kim, Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Jason Lambacher, Raul Lejano, Maano Ramutsindela, Michael Schoon, Belinda Sifford, Anna Spenceley, Michelle L. Stevens, Randy Tanner, Yongyut Trisurat, Michele Zebich-Knos |
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... Desert and the Western Sonoran Desert.36 Following the signing of the LOI , Big Bend Superintendent Jose Cisneros orga- nized a 1998 meeting with over 60 participants to jumpstart an international park effort . Enthusiasm ran high , but ...
... Sonoran Desert Alliance ( ISDA ) , 55 The formation of ISDA played a critical role in the 1993 designation of Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar , situated across the border to the south of ORPI and CPNWR ...
... Sonoran Desert Peace Park . " Prominent among these activists was Bill Broyles , a retired teacher from the Tucson public schools who was the principal catalyst in establish- ing the organization Sonoran Desert National Park Friends ...
Contents
Definitions and Experiences | 23 |
Theorizing about Transboundary Conservation | 41 |
The Paradoxes and Challenges of Global | 55 |
Copyright | |
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