Conflicts

One of the challenges facing great ape conservation is the rising level of interaction between humans and great apes, and the resulting conflicts that emerge. It is essential that we develop a comprehensive understanding of existing and potential conflict situations, and their current or future impacts on both great apes and humans.

Un des défis auxquels la conservation des grands singes doit faire face est l’interaction croissante entre les humains et les grands singes, et les conflits que cela génère. Il est impératif de développer une compréhension détaillée des situations de conflit actuelles et potentielles et leurs impacts présents et futurs à la fois sur les grands singes et les humains.

One of the challenges facing great ape conservation is the rising level of interaction between humans and great apes, and the resulting conflicts that emerge. It is essential that we develop a comprehensive understanding of existing and potential conflict situations, and their current or future impacts on both great apes and humans.

A massively important book in our new age of conflict that makes clear the links between international trade policy, aid and conflict and war over the control of resources such as oil, water, timber and diamonds. Presents vital strategies for using trade and aid to prevent the likelihood of armed conflict and to assist in nation building, such as the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq. Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur.

Sometimes boundaries make geographical sense. Other times they are straight lines, imposed by colonial powers centuries ago. Today, territorial integrity is a foundation principle of the relations between governments, but even so, boundary conflicts are still unresolved in many parts of the world. This book demonstrates how transboundary conservation initiatives can help to defuse boundary conflicts, and sometimes even solve them.

Little attention is given to the state of nature and natural resources in situations of armed conflict. Because of the human disaster involved, three is often a reluctance to focus on the environmental consequences. Nevertheless, there is no reason to assume that nothing can de done to conserve natural resources and biodiversity.