SOC 0829 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Saint-Domingue, Slavery In Africa
21 Feb 2017
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Environmental issues in haiti: historical and social context. Brief early history: stumbled upon by columbus in 1492, ayiti or high country as it was known by the. Arawak of the island: in 1697 spain ceded the western third of the island to the french in the treaty of. As is with all things there is a cost: primary among the cost is the loss of human lives. This territory was home to almost half of all enslaved africans in the. [haiti is] covered with tall trees of different kinds which seem to reach the sky in 1825 france agreed to recognize haiti"s independence only if haiti paid. France 150 million francs and reduced its import and export taxes by half as compensation for their lost colony. As a result of this indemnity, haitian leaders increased hardwood exports to pay off their foreign debts. Today, however, the main culprit in deforestation is the logging of trees to produce charcoal.
