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

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Political Science

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volume

4

Issue

2

First Page

179

Last Page

193

Publication Date

12-1-2004

Abstract

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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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1023/B:INEA.0000040419.03367.50

Disciplines

Political Science

Keywords

Civil society--Southeast Asia; Forest management--Southeast Asia; Forest protection--Southeast Asia; Environmental protection--Southeast Asia; ASEAN Regional Forum

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