[...]... This page intentionally left blank FOOTPRINTS IN THE JUNGLE This page intentionally left blank Introduction The Growing Footprint: Resource Extraction Investments Expand Further into the Humid Tropics Ian A Bowles Glenn T Prickett Extractive industries (logging, mining, oil and gas development) and the infrastructure associated with them (roads, pipelines, transmission lines) have had significant environmental... However, the most appealing flagship species, "charismatic 12 Conservation and Development megavertebrates" like the rhinos, the elephants, the larger primates, the big cats, the bears, the savanna ungulates of Africa, the whales, the eagles and other raptors, the birds of paradise, the parrots and macaws, the hornbills, the whales, the marine turtles, and other spectacular creatures, are often the first... place in the past but must be an integral part of development in the future • Regional planning International financial institutions, national governments, and business organizations alike are showing new interest in integrating biodiversity conservation considerations into regional planning Conservationists should cooperate with such efforts to ensure that the next generation of large-scale zoning and... Economist in the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International in Washington, D.C Amy B Rosenfeld is Director of Energy and Mining Industry Initiatives at Conservation International in Washington, D.C Everett J Santos is Chief Executive Officer of the Latin America Group of Emerging Markets Corporation in Washington, D.C Nigel Sizer is Team Leader and Senior Associate of the Latin... after years of being largely stalled The same trends hold true for mineral development Between 1991 and 1996, investment in mineral exploration in Latin America more than doubled, from $300 to $700 million Indeed, a 1996 survey of mining company executives 3 indicated that seven of the top ten countries that were believed to have the best opportunities for investment were in Latin America The region has... Conservation International in Washington, D.C Gary Nash is Secretary General of the International Council on Metals and the Environment in Ottawa, Canada Silvio Olivieri is Vice President for Strategic Planning at Conservation International in Washington, D.C At the time of writing, Jennifer A Parnell was Senior Environmental Engineer in the Environment, Health, and Safety Department of ARCO International... a rapid increase in logging investments— timber exports from Latin America jumped 120 percent in the period from 1990 to 1996 As the number of resource concessions and associated infrastructure projects in tropical countries rises, public concerns about their environmental and social impacts increase as well Recent experiences in Nigeria, Indonesia, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, and other countries... book describe emerging "best practices" for minimizing direct disturbance of habitats, preventing illegal colonization that leads to further destruction, and responding to the interests of local communities Due to the weakness of regulatory regimes in many developing countries, adoption of these practices will often depend on a company's voluntary willingness to pursue them Therefore, the policies and... their actions in remote locales, the use of better practices and technologies in each footprint can only do so much In the end, biodiversity will be largely conserved in the natural, pristine areas that are not subject to intensive resource development This means that conservationists, corporations, local communities, and governments must include investments in conserving natural areas as part of the. .. should engage in an informed debate about approaches to minimizing the social and environmental impact of exploration and extraction activities Industry associations, for example, can provide an appropriate forum for dissemination of information on such approaches Conservationists must also inform themselves of the relevant technical information in order to engage with potential investors in an informed . y0 w0 h0" alt="" FOOTPRINTS IN THE JUNGLE This page intentionally left blank FOOTPRINTS IN THE JUNGLE Natural Resource Industries, Infrastructure, . sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, describes infrastructure financing as an example of the rapid growth in private sector invest- ment in