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PREFACE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
GORILLA STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION
THREATS TO GORILLAS FROM HUMAN
CONFLICT
NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION FOR FINANCING
WARFARE, DESTRUCTION OF GREAT APE HABITAT AND
POACHING
ROLE OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND NETWORKS
STRUCTURE OF CORPORATE NETWORKS
HABITAT LOSS/DEGRADATION DUE TO LOGGING,
AGRICULTURE AND CHARCOAL
MINING IN GORILLA FORESTS – COLTAN, CASSITERITE,
DIAMONDS, GOLD, COBALT AND URANIUM
BUSHMEAT TRADE AND POACHING
ORGANIZED ILLEGAL TRADE IN LIVE GORILLAS
PATHOGENIC THREATS TO GORILLA CONSERVATION
SCENARIOS OF GORILLAS – THE LAST STAND
COUNTERING ILLEGAL LOGGING,
POACHING AND TRADE
LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING
TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARK
MANAGERS
THE ROLE OF TRANS-BOUNDARY INVESTIGATIVE BODIES
GORILLA CONSERVATION AT THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEVEL
TRANS-BOUNDARY COLLABORATION – A TOOL TO
CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY AND PROMOTE PEACE?
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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