Nature Crime : How We're Getting Conservation Wrong / Rosaleen Duffy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duffy, Rosaleen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endangered species.

Wild animal trade.

Human ecology.

Environmental responsibility.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Ecotourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this impressively researched, alarming book, Rosaleen Duffy investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West's attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory, and ultimately very damaging. Analyzing the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, Duffy points out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for cellular phones to exotic meats sold in London street markets. She looks at the role of ecotourism, showing how Western travelers contribute-often unwittingly-to the destruction of natural environments. Most strikingly, she argues that the imperatives of Western-style conservation often result in serious injustice to local people, who are branded as "problems" and subject to severe restrictions on their way of life and even extrajudicial killings.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter One. The International Wildlife Trade

Chapter Two. Global Action, Local Costs

Chapter Three. Wildlife Wars: Poaching and Anti-Poaching

Chapter Four. Rhino Horn, Ivory and the Trade Ban Controversy

Chapter Five. Guerrillas to Gorillas: Blood Diamonds and Coltan

Chapter Six. Tourist Saviours

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613601193

9781280571596

1280571594

9780300154351

0300154356

OCLC:

1059276626