Tropical forest transitions and globalization: neo-liberalism, migration, tourism, and international conservation agendas

• Published in: Society & natural resources Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 723 - 737
• Main Authors: Kull, C.A, Ibrahim, C.K, Meredith, T.C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Conservation; Costa Rica; Deforestation; Globalization; Ideologies; land cover change; Madagascar; Migration; Modernization; Nature conservation; Neoliberalism; Rain forests; Real Estate Industry; Reforestation; secondary forests; Tourism; tropical forests; Madagascar; Costa Rica; ASW, Costa Rica; ISW, Indian Ocean, Madagascar; I, Pacific

Deforestation is giving way to forest regeneration in some tropical regions. We investigate such "forest transitions" in two biodiversity-rich countries. A case study near the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica shows how synergies between international conservation ideologies, neo-liberal reforms...