FO 881: Foreign Office Confidential print (numerical series)

Format:

Book

Series:

Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896-1993.

Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896-1993

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Foreign Office--Archives.

Great Britain.

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation--Africa--History.

Wildlife conservation.

Game laws--Africa--History.

Game laws.

Imperialism--Environmental aspects--History--20th century.

Imperialism.

Nature--Effect of human beings on--History--20th century.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 manuscripts)

Other Title:

FO 881

Place of Publication:

Gale, a Cengage Company

Summary:

These key files from the Foreign Office confidential prints series represent early colonial policy and legislation around conservation and wildlife, particularly focused on Africa and the preservation of game. Documents include the 1900 Convention for the Preservation of Wild Animals, Birds and Fish in Africa, and contain regulations and ordinances on game conservation across that continent.

Notes:

Date of documents: 1896-1914.

Reproduction of the originals from The National Archives (Kew, United Kingdom).

OCLC:

1427745213