Embracing the earth's wild resources
Subtitle: A Global Conservation Vision
By: by Eugne Lapointe.
Publisher: Editions du Scribe
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Sherbrooke, QC
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9782980709838
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 -The Meaning of Conservation; title: A Holistic Approach; title: Sustainability / Sustainable Use; title: Human Rights and Conservation; title: Animal Rights vs. Conservation; title: The Precautionary Principle; title: Precaution as an Obstructive Tactic; title: Creating Balance and Sustainability; title: The Danger of Protectionism; title: Animal Welfare; title: Resource Management in General; title: Chapter 2 - Conservation of Marine Resources; title: Marine Resources Management; title: Fisheries: Multi-Species Management; title: Aquaculture: A Management Tool; title: Those Opposing Conservation; title: Chapter 3 - Global Tools in Conservation; title: Conservation Treaties and Institutions; title: Chapter 4 - Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) supporting Conservation; title: Traditional Communities; title: International and Regional NGOs; title: National and "Interested" NGOs; title: The Special Case of IUCN; title: Chapter 5 - Global Forces Opposed to Conservation; title: NGOs and their Coalitions:; title: Ambiguous, Extremists, Eco-Terrorists; title: Chapter 6 - The Anti-Conservation Consequences of NGO Political Power; title: The Hijacking of International Treaties; title: Victims; title: Cultural Struggles; title: Eco Apartheid; title: The Sustainability Triangle; title: Prohibition of Access Rights to Resources; title: Threats to Sovereign Rights; title: The Role of Intimidation: Call for Secret Ballots; title: Consequences for Human Rights; title: Chapter 7 - NGOs: duplicity and questionable tactics; title: Intimidation, Fraud, and "Eco-Terror"; title: IFAW and Greenpeace; title: Physical Bullying at Sea; title: Strange Behavior; title: Free Willy: A Legend Worth Millions; title: The Demonization of Hunting; title: Another Bear Story; title: A Public Relations Lesson: The Mitsubishi-Mexico Salt Plant; title: Pawns in NGOs Fund-Raising Schemes; title: Dall's Porpoise vs. the Environmental Intelligence Agency; title: Myths about Sea Turtles; title: PETA's Role in "Conservation"; title: Chapter 8 - Whale Facts, for the Record; title: Summary of Worldwide Whale Species; title: The Contradictory HSUS Model; title: Chapter 9 - Public Opinion:  A Factor in Public Policy Development; title: The real meaning of the So-Called Public Opinion; title: Chinese IFAW Survey; title: Survey: 200 million Ignorant Americans; title: Peddling Influence; title: IFAW Ads and Testimonial Videotape: Unsuccessful Tactics; title: Hypocrisy and Situational Ethics: Netherlands and the Fur Issue; title: Commercial Fisheries and Protectionist NGOs:; title: A Process of Deceit and Self-interest; title: Chapter 10 - The Media's Role in Diminishing Conservation Efforts; title: Media Symbiosis: CNN & Greenpeace; title: When Death is Natural; title: Global Sanctuary Scheme; title: Poaching is Appalling; title: Cruel Waste of Tax Dollars; title: A Gloom and Doom Spin; title: Shark Campaign; title: Credibility and Cooperation; title: What Does Being Green Mean?; title: Chapter 11 - Defiance of the "Green" Concept; title: Norwegian Defiance or the Greenest Country; title: Japanese Whale Hunting: the Tactic of Dire Warnings; title: A Stand on an Ethical High Ground; title: U.S. Media Whale Coverage; title: Chapter 12 - The Political Conservation Game; title: I - Conservation and national politics; title: The Re-election Campaign of a USA Congressman from Washington State; title: When Politicians Disagree; title: A National Cheerleader for Greenpeace; title: A Sportsmen's Tribute; title: A Political Power Struggle over India's Elephants; title: Forward-Looking Integrity; title: II - International Political Context : The CITES Model; title: The (In) Effectiveness of CITES; title: The Decision-Making Process of CITES; title: An Agenda for Honest Politicians:; title: Elephants and Social Order; title: International Dialogue on the African Elephant; title: India and Tigers; title: New Whaling Regime Atones for the Past; title: Political Leaders Duped and Disobeyed; title: Inappropriate Political Decisions and Loss of Leadership; title: The Hallmark of International Relationships; title: Roots of Disrespect; title: Chapter 13 - Traditional People – First Peoples; title: Did You Say Food?; title: Environmental Conservation Through Cultural Preservation; title: A Reason to End Cultural Racism; title: Caribbean Traditions; title: NGO Racism; title: The Cultural Bias of the Australian Government; title: A View of Cultural Impacts; title: Chapter 14 - On-going Feuds; title: Whale Watching vs. Commercial Whaling; title: The Myth of Trade or No Trade; title: The Cruelest Myth; title: Trapping: A Control for Wild Furbearers; title: Fur vs. Synthetics; title: Chapter 15 - A Personal Call For International Cooperation; title: Quotations to Ponder; title: A Vision for Global Conservation; title: Reflection