Conservation Biology: Warfare

Which of the following was NOT an unexpected consequence of conflict around Gorangosa National Park?

• Increases in fire frequency and intensity

• Settlement around the fringes of the park

• Temporary increases in meso-herbivores (like waterbuck)

• Long term toxicity (from ordinance) in the water supply

• All of these are true

Why did Sadaam Hussein drain the wetlands at the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• He wanted to create fixed fortifications in the lead-up to the Gulf War

• He viewed the resident Marsh Arabs as a social and politial threat

• He wanted to access regional oil deposits to help fund military preparations

• The marshes were an imprediment to maneuvers in the south of Iraq

True or False. The U.S. Navy is generally exempt from laws governing disposal of waste on the high seas.

• True

• False

What mineral, critical to the development of green energy, is mined under conflict conditions in the Republic of the Congo?

• Silica

• Cadmium

• Lithium

• Cobalt

The Great Limpopo Conservation area is a 'Peace Park' at the border of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. Which of the follow countries have also been suggested as a location for a border peace park?

• North and South Korea

• Syria and Kurdistan

• Vietnam and Laos

• Russia and Ukraine