Kathryn is Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico. Her most recent book, Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society (co-authored with Margaret Keck), will be published by Duke University Press in 2007. Her previous books include Palgrave Advances in International Environmental Politics (co-edited, Palgrave, 2006) and Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society: State-Society Relations at UN World Conferences (co-authored, SUNY, 2005). She has published numerous additional articles and book chapters on environmental politics in South America.

Creative Approaches to Preserving Biodiversity in Brazil and the Amazon    31:40 min.

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Brazil is a country with substantial biodiversity, despite well-documented failures of environmental management. Its creative approaches to preserving biodiversity are less well known, and will be covered in this talk. These include the concepts of extractive reserves and economic-ecological zoning. International actors have often been crucial supports for these efforts, but their success depends on strong domestic partners. Written Summary of Presentation Author's pre-conference summary of the presentation
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