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

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