Critique internationale
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no 28 2005/3
Les enjeux politiques de la forêt tropicale : le Liberia et sa région
Pascal Tozzi
The Political Stakes of Tropical Forests: Liberia and
the surrounding region
In Liberia, and in particular the dense tropical region of the Mano River, geopolitical dynamics and interventionist strategies are inevitably tied to the forest issue. The area provides ample room for tactical manoeuvring and cross-border penetration that are exploited by the various factions attempting to establish territorial control; the rainforest serves as a source of identity and symbolic representation that plays a crucial role in local struggles to legitimate claims. But the timber trade also figures in transnational financial transactions and as such has been subjected to international regulations that have revealed the extent of foreign-power competition for West African resources.
In Liberia, and in particular the dense tropical region of the Mano River, geopolitical dynamics and interventionist strategies are inevitably tied to the forest issue. The area provides ample room for tactical manoeuvring and cross-border penetration that are exploited by the various factions attempting to establish territorial control; the rainforest serves as a source of identity and symbolic representation that plays a crucial role in local struggles to legitimate claims. But the timber trade also figures in transnational financial transactions and as such has been subjected to international regulations that have revealed the extent of foreign-power competition for West African resources.
• Les étendues forestières transfrontalières : ressources tactiques
et zones stratégiques
• La mobilisation du référentiel forestier dans les processus de légitimation
• Le bois libérien et les intérêts stratégiques internationaux
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