Nature crime : how we're getting conservation wrong / Rosaleen Duffy.

By:

Duffy, Rosaleen

Publication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.Description: xii, 258 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780300154344 (hardback : alk. paper)
0300154348 (hardback : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.95/416 22

LOC classification:

QH75 .D838 2010

Contents:

The international wildlife trade -- Global action, local costs -- Wildlife wars : poaching and anti-poaching -- Rhino horn, ivory and the trade ban controversy -- Guerillas to gorillas : blood diamonds and coltan -- Tourist saviours.

Review: "The perilous state of endangered species such as tigers and rhinos, and the worldwide illegal trade in ivory, diamonds, bushmeat and many other rare and valuable commodities, are familiar issues in the West. The heroes in these narratives are those who work to create protected areas for wildlife; the villains the shadowy poachers and smugglers who destroy endangered animals and their habitats for the sake of profit. In this groundbreaking book, Rosaleen Duffy argues that the story is much more complex than this. She analyses the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, pointing out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for mobile phones to caviar for the global elite. She looks at how tourists 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 at risk of losing not only heir land but sometimes even their lives." --BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	QH75 .D838 2010	1	Available		33039001158293

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The perilous state of endangered species such as tigers and rhinos, and the worldwide illegal trade in ivory, diamonds, bushmeat and many other rare and valuable commodities, are familiar issues in the West. The heroes in these narratives are those who work to create protected areas for wildlife; the villains the shadowy poachers and smugglers who destroy endangered animals and their habitats for the sake of profit. In this groundbreaking book, Rosaleen Duffy argues that the story is much more complex than this. She analyses the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, pointing out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for mobile phones to caviar for the global elite. She looks at how tourists 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 at risk of losing not only heir land but sometimes even their lives." --BOOK JACKET.