The Last Stand of the Gorilla

CONTENTS

PREFACE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION

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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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