Abstract
In a 1996 report written by a prominent environmental organization for the World Bank sits a hand-drawn map of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). This map does not demarcate the nation's capital, its towns or villages; the only cartographic markings are round, oblong, and kidney shapes, each labeled with initials such as WB, SIDA, WCS, and IUCN. That these splotches cover almost one-fifth of the territory of Laos, that they represent newly classified zones for environmental protection and conservation, and that the symbols translate to the World Bank, Swedish International Development Agency, Wildlife Conservation Society, and IUCN-World Conservation Union, tell an important political story about new efforts to classify, colonize, and transnationalize territory—in the name of “eco-governance.”
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Liberation Ecologies |
| Subtitle of host publication | Environment, Development, Social Movements, Second Edition |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 153-176 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781134382941 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0415312353, 9780415312356 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 1996, 2004 Richard Peet and Michael Watts; individual contributors their contributions. All rights reserved.
