Natural Resource Exploitation and Sexual Violence by Rebel Groups

We introduce a new dataset measuring if and how rebel groups earn income from the exploitation of natural resources or criminal activities. The Rebel Contraband Dataset makes three contributions to data in this area. First, it covers a wide range of natural resources and types of crime. Second, it measures rebel engagement in these activities over time. Third, it distinguishes among different strategies that rebel groups employ, such as extortion and smuggling. Theory suggests that reliance on natural resource wealth should lead rebels to mistreat civilians, but cross-group research using existing data does not find support for this relationship. We replicate an earlier study using data from the Rebel Contraband Dataset and conclude that there is a consistent relationship between natural resource exploitation and civilian victimization. Future research can use the dataset to explore questions about the onset, location, severity, and outcomes of civil conflicts.

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PRESERVING AND PROMOTING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION AND USE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINOUS REGION

Tạp chí Nghiên cứu dân tộc ◽

10.25073/0866-773x/199 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Vu Thi Thanh Minh

Keyword(s):

Environmental Protection ◽

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Local Knowledge ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Customary Law ◽

Mountainous Region ◽

Resource Exploitation ◽

Technological Advances ◽

Natural Resource Exploitation

Ethnic minorities in the Northern Mountainous Region not only use the application of scientific-technological advances but also experiences of the community to enhance production efficiency and environmental protection. Local knowledge (TTDP) of ethnic minorities is useful for environmental protection and natural resource exploitation & use. These are environmental & weather knowledge; farming experiences on sloping and forestry land; knowledge about environmental protection and natural resource exploitation & use especially how to protect precious resources by specific rules/regulations of customary law. In the context of declining natural resources, TTDP is eroded, captured, or illegally exploited. There should be measures in order to preserve and promote TTDP as well as raise the awareness of the community about its important role.

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Dynamics of Red River delta (Vietnam) and main problems in coastal natural resource exploitation.

География и природные ресурсы ◽

10.21782/gipr0206-1619-2018-4(175-183) ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Natural Resource ◽

River Delta ◽

Red River ◽

Resource Exploitation ◽

Red River Delta ◽

Natural Resource Exploitation

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Disappearing natural resources: what flowers tell us about new value chains

Journal of Business Strategy ◽

10.1108/jbs-07-2020-0168 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Guillaume Carton ◽

Julia Parigot

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Resource Depletion ◽

Global Value Chains ◽

Value Chains ◽

Cut Flower ◽

Resource Exploitation ◽

Content Type ◽

Natural Resource Exploitation ◽

Natural Resource Depletion

Purpose This paper aims to question the capacity of firms embedded in global value chains to manage their natural resources in a sustainable way. Thus, it offers guidelines for more sustainable value chains. Design/methodology/approach While business strategies have focused on optimizing natural resource exploitation and on constructing global value chains to face sustainability issues, this study first explains why these strategies are not effective in preventing natural resource depletion. Second, it offers a model for anticipating resource depletion. The cut flower industry constitutes a central case to explain the model. Two other industry cases complement the demonstration. Findings To anticipate natural resource depletion and thus improve industry sustainability, firms must shift from the exploitation of endangered natural resources to the use of alternative local ones. This shift, however, encourages firms to reconstruct value chains and rethink how they create value within these new value chains. It also has an impact on firms’ growth strategy: they must replicate value chains on a local scale instead of taking part in global value chains. Research limitations/implications The findings rely on illustrations from the cut flower, fishing and textile fiber industries. Generalization to other industries may strengthen the argument. Originality/value This study offers a model of sustainable growth for firms willing to anticipate natural resource depletion by offering a shift in value chains. It consists of exploiting alternative natural resources and of rethinking the value offered to consumers. Thus, it goes against current models that merely focus on optimizing natural resource exploitation within global value chains.

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