Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN

In the domain of environmental security, it appears that a strong civil society, one with strong social ingenuity and social capital, is a necessary condition not only for environmental security, but also for regional security in general. This paper will argue that in the context of the Association...

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Main Author: Contreras, Antonio P.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-29492021-08-03T09:04:37Z Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN Contreras, Antonio P. In the domain of environmental security, it appears that a strong civil society, one with strong social ingenuity and social capital, is a necessary condition not only for environmental security, but also for regional security in general. This paper will argue that in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), much can be learned from the empirical experiences of Thailand and the Philippines that have established records of accomplishment in civil society participation in forest governance. Also discussed is the possible role of epistemic communities both within these countries as well as across countries in the ASEAN in harnessing institutions of knowledge to influence domestic and regional governance of forest resources. 2004-12-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1950 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Civil society--Southeast Asia Forest management--Southeast Asia Forest protection--Southeast Asia Environmental protection--Southeast Asia ASEAN Regional Forum Political Science
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Civil society--Southeast Asia
Forest management--Southeast Asia
Forest protection--Southeast Asia
Environmental protection--Southeast Asia
ASEAN Regional Forum
Political Science
spellingShingle Civil society--Southeast Asia
Forest management--Southeast Asia
Forest protection--Southeast Asia
Environmental protection--Southeast Asia
ASEAN Regional Forum
Political Science
Contreras, Antonio P.
Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN
description In the domain of environmental security, it appears that a strong civil society, one with strong social ingenuity and social capital, is a necessary condition not only for environmental security, but also for regional security in general. This paper will argue that in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), much can be learned from the empirical experiences of Thailand and the Philippines that have established records of accomplishment in civil society participation in forest governance. Also discussed is the possible role of epistemic communities both within these countries as well as across countries in the ASEAN in harnessing institutions of knowledge to influence domestic and regional governance of forest resources.
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author Contreras, Antonio P.
author_facet Contreras, Antonio P.
author_sort Contreras, Antonio P.
title Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN
title_short Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN
title_full Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN
title_fullStr Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN
title_full_unstemmed Civil society, environmental security and knowledge: Forest governance in Thailand and the Philippines in the context of ASEAN
title_sort civil society, environmental security and knowledge: forest governance in thailand and the philippines in the context of asean
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2004
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1950
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