Military Threats to Terrestrial Resources Not Restricted to Wartime： A Case Study from Guam  

作　　者：T.E. Marler A. Moore 

机构地区：[1]Western Pacific Tropical Research Center, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering》2011年第9期1198-1214,共17页环境科学与工程（英文版）

摘　　要：The onset of construction and personnel transfers to the islands of Guam and Tinian present a case study in which peacetime military operations threaten conservation of environmental resources. The planning process indicates land conversion, increased population, and invasive species arriving in the midst of increased imports are among the major impending threats, especially to terrestrial biological resources. We discuss historical events that have marginalized the contributions of local stakeholders, mistake-ridden planning processes revealing inadequate efforts to safeguard the environment, and compelling evidence that predicts a trajectory targeting imminent damage of terrestrial resources. We contend these developments present a case study within the ecological ethics discipline whereby peacetime military operations push conservation of the environment to the sidelines in the name of national defense. We conclude that conservation of environmental resources is not ancillary to national security, it is integral. Wartime military damage to natural resources is unavoidable, therefore, peacetime military operations should embrace conservation priorities to a greater degree.

关 键 词：COLONIALISM invasive species land conversion URBANIZATION 

分 类 号：Q16[生物学—普通生物学] TJ99[兵器科学与技术—武器系统与运用工程]