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ISBN: 1933115084 1933115092 1136525572 9786613663900 1936331373 1280686960 9781136525575 9781933115085 9781933115092 9781280686962 6613663905 9781936331376 9781136525520 9781136525568 1136525564 Year: 2005 Publisher: Washington, DC

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Liquid Assets shows that the common view of water as an inevitable cause of future wars is neither rational nor necessary. Typically, two or more parties with claim to the same water sources are thought to play a zero-sum game with each side placing a high emotional and political value over the ownership of the water. However, Franklin Fisher and his coauthors demonstrate that when disputes in ownership are expressed as disputes about money values, in most cases, the benefits of ownership will be surprisingly small. By assigning an economic value to water and treating water as a tradable resou

Endangered Species Threatened Convention : the past, present and future of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
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ISBN: 9781853836367 1853836362 9781315071503 9781134194346 9781134194414 9781134194483 9781853836671 Year: 2005 Publisher: London Africa Resources Trust

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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is the best known and most controversial of international conservation treaties. Since it came into force 25 years ago, debate has raged over its most basic assumptions. CITES treats the international trade in wildlife as the most important threat to the continued existence of wild species. It offers a prescription of trade bans and restrictions for endangered species. However, it is now generally acknowledged that for most species habitat loss is a much more significant threat. Some argue that the CITES remedy actually exacerbates the problem by removing the incentive to conserve wildlife habitat. This collection of essays, the first of its kind, charts the controversies and changes within CITES. It provides case studies of the way CITES has dealt with particular species and notes the growing role of the South in shaping the direction of the treaty. It considers the role of sustainable use, the precautionary principle and unilateralism within CITES. Finally, it examines options for the future of CITES. Implicit within a number of the contributions is the recognition that questions of wildlife conservation cannot be divorced from wider issues of land use, development and social justice. This book provides an essential resource for policy makers, practitioners, academics and students concerned with conservation, development and trade. (Provided by publisher)

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