Titlebook: Extreme Conflict and Tropical Forests; Wil De Jong,Deanna Donovan,Ken-Ichi Abe Book 2007 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s),

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0785-8388 mes and cases on this theme produced so far.Has an analyticaThere are many compelling reasons for policymakers to pay more attention to forested regions and invest more resources there. Forests provide valuable products and en- ronmental services and several hundred million extremely poor people liv

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TROPICAL FORESTS AND EXTREME CONFLICT,s happenstance or whether there is something about forests that attracts discord. The phenomenon is not only widespread but very worrying, both from the perspective of the threat to the unique ecosystems affected as well as the communities involved. Given these circumstances, a better understanding

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,NICARAGUA’S FRONTIER: THE BOSAWAS BIOSPHERE RESERVE, A nontraditional approach to the issue of security should interest political scientists, economists, environmentalists, and policy-makers alike. This volume examines the strong geographic correlation between forests and incidences of violent conflict, which has stirred significant interest in the i

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CONFRONTING CONFLICT TIMBER,n of natural resources—has a long history. For the purposes of this study, conflict timber is de- fined as wood that has been traded or taxed at some point in the chain of custody by armed groups, be they rebel factions or state militaries, or by a civilian administration involved in armed conflict.

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DEFOLIATION DURING THE VIETNAM WAR,erns and vines. There is no breeze and the stagnant air is sweltering. The forests become infested with leeches during the monsoon: leaves harbor insidious green leeches while on the laterite earth are ones of limpid amber. In swamps these bloodsuckers are often black.