Footprints in the Jungle: Natural Resource Industries, Infrastructure, and Biodiversity Conservation

Table of contents

• Footprints in the Jungle *
• Title Page *
• Preface v
• Acknowledgments ix
• Contents xi
• About the Editors xv
• Contributors xvii
• Footprints in the Jungle *
• Introduction - The Growing Footprint: Resource Extraction Investments Expand Further into the Humid Tropics 3
• Part I - Conservation and Development in the Twenty-First-Century Tropics *
• 1 - Global Priorities, Trends, and the Outlook for the Future 9
• References *
• 2 - Private-Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development 29
• 3 - Public Perceptions and Responses to the Extractive Industries 37
• References *
• Part II - Oil and Gas Development Meet Conservation *
• 4 - Approaches to Minimizing the Environmental and Social Impact of Oil Development in the Tropics 55
• Note *
• References *
• 5 - Case Studies from Indonesia and Ecuador 73
• References *
• 6 - Perspectives from Block 78, Peru 90
• Notes *
• References *
• Part III - Forests Under Pressure *
• 7 - Trade, Transnationals, and Tropical Deforestation 115
• Notes *
• References *
• 8 - A Case History 134
• 9 - Expanding Market and Policy Opportunities for Conservation and Rural Development 145
• References *
• 10 - Options for Conserving Biodiversity in the Context of Logging in Tropical Forests 168
• References *
• Part IV - Mining and Conservation *
• 11 - Toward a Realistic Partnership 183
• Notes 200
• References *
• 12 - Mining Industry Responses to Environmental and Social Issues 204
• 13 - Evolution of Environmental Practice During Exploration at the Camp Caiman Gold Project in French Guiana 222
• Note *
• References *
• 14 - Environmental Issues in Mineral Extraction Agreements 233
• Notes *
• References *
• Part V - Infrastructure for Sustainable Development *
• 15 - Approaches to Managing Development on the National and Continental Scale to Reduce Conservation Impacts 249
• References *
• 16 - Environmental and Social Considerations in the Development of the Greater Mekong Subregion's Road Network 258
• Notes *
• References *
• 17 - From White Lines to White Elephants 281
• References *
• 18 - Better Decisionmaking on Infrastructure Projects 292
• References *
• Part VI - Conclusion *
• Conclusion - Leave More Than Footprints 307
• References *
• Index 317

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