The International Politics of Bird Conservation

Biodiversity, Regionalism and Global Governance

Robert Boardman, former McCulloch Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University, Canada

The International Politics of Bird Conservation assesses international cooperation on migratory and endangered birds in different regions of the world. Robert Boardman illustrates that – although birds are protected in international treaties, by national legislation and through the projects of non-governmental organizations – the threats to many species have mounted. Threats arise from ecologically inappropriate agricultural and forestry practices, the spread of cities and the draining of wetlands, among other factors.

‘. . . this text is a useful resource for anyone interested in the history of nature conservation – and is usefully organised so that relevant chapters can be easily extracted from the whole.’
– Norman Dandy, Environmental Politics