Political Science 2137 Lecture Notes - Global Public Good, Earth Summit, Sustainable Forest Management
19 Mar 2014
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Explaining the political problem of deforestation through public goods theory . Neoliberalism as the foundation of international forest policy. Forest politics as public goods theory: look at how forests are classified as public goods and how it impacts how we manage them. How forests have been managed internationally, how states come together/not come together to properly manage forests in modern era. Forest politics come in fruition in an age of heightened neoliberalism. Try to contrast how neoliberalism and its focus on policy tools. Forests are really important from an environmental standpoint. Forests cover full 30 percent around the world. It"s shrinking at a rate of 0. 2% per year. Twice the size of vermont lost every single year. Majority of deforestation occur in developing world (south america, africa) Developed world has increased its total amounts of forests in the past few decades (after many centuries of decline and deforestation due to industrialization)
