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By: Reviews of Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers

Reviews of Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:49:31 +0000

[...] have been a few recent reviews of Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in Northern Thailand, which I wrote with Tim Forsyth of the London School of Economics. Here are some of the critical [...]

By: “Like it or hate it, this book cannot be ignored”

“Like it or hate it, this book cannot be ignored” — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:35:38 +0000

[...] following review of Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in Northern Thailand by Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker appeared in the Bangkok Post on Monday 1 September [...]

By: Review of Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers

Review of Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:57:38 +0000

[...] Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The politics of environmental knowledge in Northern Thailand. This new book, regular readers will recall, was written by New Mandala co-founder, Andrew Walker, and his partner [...]

By: Review: Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers, by Andrew Walker and Tim Forsyth « deathpower

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:40:55 +0000

[...] finished reading Andrew Walker (of New Mandala blogospheric fame) and Tim Forsyth’s new book, Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers. The politics of environmental knowledge in Northern Thailand, out from University of Washington Press. [...]

By: The hydrological hazards of tree planting

The hydrological hazards of tree planting — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:46:31 +0000

[...] extensive tree-planting can also have negative environmental impacts. As Tim Forsyth and I wrote in our recent book on environmental management in [...]

By: nancy peluso

nancy peluso — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:13:14 +0000

andrew, just ordered it and can’t wait to read it after a long, busy semester.

congratulations to you and tim!!

nancy

By: littlebang

littlebang — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:24:35 +0000

from 3 months in a White Hmong hill tribe last year I can confirm that they have little idea about conservation or looking after the forest. Indiscriminate tree felling, killing of anything that moves, stoveless cooking fires … plus the over use of pesticides and windowless homes with open fires indoors – all points to a people who do not know how to look after themselves or nature. The Royal projects have taught them to produce cash crops, which being hard working people, they are rather good at. This results in more ground clearing and planting, without permission or planning.
Still, the resulting hillsides become adequately maintained farmland, even if no longer forest.
There were regular inspections, and advisory visits from agricultural specialists both Western and Thai , and doctors who took blood samples to assess chemical and dietry caused ill health.

By: Sidh S.

Sidh S. — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:43:07 +0000

A PhD research at Melbourne University also confirms this entrenched attitudes. In this context, will the public ever learn the truth of real environmental health up in the northern forests? From the excerpt Andrew provided, I am certain that this invaluable book goes a long way to shedding light on this issue. I hope to read it when it is available here.

By: jonfernquest

jonfernquest — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:30:17 +0000

Sounds great. Do University of Washington Press books usually make it to Thailand? I hope so. I know other university presses such Univ of Michigan’s have problems in this regard. (Aside: Too bad authors can’t play a greater role in the distribution of their books, to make them more widely available in places where they are important)

By: Awzar Thi

Awzar Thi — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:53:11 +0000

Andrew – Congratulations. I look forward to reading it.