Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 4: Environment and Security in the Amazon Basin
In collaboration with the Environmental Change and Security Project, the Latin American Program hosted a series of three conferences during the Spring of 2000 that brought together select groups of experts and policymakers to discuss issues such as: environmental and sustainable initiatives in the Amazon Basin; the roles of local, national, and international actors; Brazil's national security agenda in relation to the Amazon Basin; and the rising threat of international drug trafficking. This volume is a compilation of papers presented at these conferences. Its aim is to provide insights into the complex and politically delicate security and environmental questions at stake in the Amazon Basin. To download a PDF of this publication, access the Brazil Institute page for this publication here.
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