Productions: Order Publications

No 1: Protected areas and Community Management, by Tighe Geoghegan and Valerie Barzetti, 1994, 9 pp.

$3.95

No 2: Community Participation in St. Lucia, by Yves Renard, 1994, 13 pp.

$3.95

No 3: A Collaborative Approach to Monitoring Caribbean Reefs, by Allan H. Smith and Yves Renard, 1994, 9 pp.

$3.95

No 4: Hacia el Co-manejo de los Recursos Naturales en una Region Costera: El CEBSE en la Republica Dominicana, by Rosa Lamelas and Maria Benedetti, 1999, 13 pp.

$3.95

El Peligro Oculto - la mujer y el SIDA. This is the first book to look at HIV/AIDS from the perspective of a Central American woman.

Co-published by the Panos Institute and the Associación Guatemalteca de Prevención y Control del Sida (AGPCS), 1997, pp. 60

On the Margins: Men who have sex with men and HIV in the developing world, Neil McKenna, 1996, 112 pp.

This comprehensive study of male-to-male sex and its role in the spread of HIV in the developing world is based on extensive research involving over 200 organizations in 87 countries.

Arms to Fight, Arms to Protect : Women Speak Out About Conflict, Olivia Bennett, et al., eds. 1995, pp.282

Available in Spanish and English. An initiative which grew out of a Panos Institute oral testimony project focusing on women and conflict in Tigré, Uganda, Somalilandia, Liberia, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Lebanon, Bosnia, Croatia and Nicaragua.

?! Valió la Pena!? Testimonios de Salvadoreñas que vivieron la Guerra, Ana Kelly Rivera, Edy Areli Ortiz Canas, Liza Dominguez, Magana, Maria Candelaria Navas, 1995, published by Sombrero Azúl, pp. 301

This book was inspired by the Arms to Fight, Arms to Protect project. A group of female Salvadorean sociologists and researchers compiled the vivid testimonies of rural women who describe their experiences during and after the country's civil war. This publication is part of a reconciliation effort to strengthen civil society and restore democracy in El Salvador.

We Speak for Ourselves: Population and Development, by Peggy Antrobus et al., 1994, 32 pp.

Available in English and Spanish. Written by experts and activists in Latin America and now the Caribbean, many of the contributions challenge current definitions of "population" with its narrow focus on birth control and immigration. The collection calls for policy changes to address the wider issues of development, human rights, and women's status.

Why People Grow Drugs, by Michael Smith et al., 1992, 122 pp.

This book, featuring case studies by journalists from Bolivia, Colombia, Pakistan, Perú, and Thailand, examines the issue of narcotics from the perspective of those whose survival depends on narcotics cultivation.

We Speak for Ourselves: Social Justice, Race and Environment, by Robert Bullard et al., 1990, 40 pp.

Communities of color are targets for the placement of the United State's most hazardous industries; part of the phenomenon of "environmental racism." The journalists, writers, illustrators, and artists who have contributed to this publication are themselves people of color and have brought their own unique perspectives to this issue.

Mangroves of the Wider Caribbean: Towards Sustainable Management, by Richard Bossi and Gilberto Cintrón, 1990, 30 pp.

Available in French and Spanish only. The major environmental functions, distribution, and utilization of mangroves in the Caribbean are outlined in this study, as well as strategies to ensure their survival.

Towards a Green Central America: Six Cases of Integrated Conservation, by Valerie Barzetti and Yanina Yowinski, 1990, 142 pp.

Available in English and Spanish. This book presents six case studies in the search for sustainable development in Central America. Written by local experts, the case studies not only cover different countries of the isthmus, but also illustrate distinct visions of the sustainable management of resources.

Miracle or Menace?: Biotechnology in the Third World, by Robert Walgate, 1990, 200 pp.

This work describes, objectively and dispassionately, what biotechnology is, spells out its implications for developing countries, and asks in whose interest it is being developed.

Against All Odds: Breaking the Poverty Trap, by Donatus de Silva, 1989, 190 pp.

Written and photographed by journalists from the countries involved, this account stands in sharp contrast to those reports provided by outsiders that give the impression that the situation in the Third World is unalterable.

Banking the Unbankable: Bringing Credit to the Poor, by Ibrahima Bakhoum et al., 1989, 232 pp.

Analyzes 11 credit schemes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. All reports and photographs are by nationals from the countries involved.

Blaming Others: Prejudice, Race, and Worldwide AIDS, by Renée Sabatier, 1988, 176 pp.

Drawing on scores of authors and experts, this book examines the most controversial aspects of the AIDS crisis: prejudice and racism, denial and blame.

Sida y Tercer Mundo, by Renée Sabatier, translated by Médicus Mundi, Spain, 1988, 200 pp.

Available in Spanish. First published in 1986, this book is one of the few sources that documented the beginning of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries.

War Wounds: Sudanese People Report on Their War, by Abdul Raham et al., 1988, 164 pp.

Sudanese people from across the political spectrum and all sides of society come together to report on the development impacts of the war in their country.

Conflict and Development, 1994, pp. 15

This module focuses on conflict worldwide: the impact it has had not only on the lives of people in terms of their immediate physical security, but also on the quality of the environment, the availability of land and water for safe use and the stability of governments to provide basic social services.

Population and Development, 1994, pp. 15

This module examines the many socio-economic ways in which population affects development. It highlights health, human rights and cultural considerations of population issues.

Narcotics and Development, 1993, 15 pp.

Social, economic and political factors are described, ranging from ethnic pride, to the need for cash, to civil or regional wars, and how they combine to encourage the cultivation of narcotics crops.

Environment and Development, 1992, 15 pp.

International linkages between the environment and development are addressed through issues such as the human, economic and social costs of environmental degradation; the impacts of underdevelopment on the environment; and the importance of participation in successful programs.

HIV and Development, 1992, 15 pp.

This module explores how HIV/AIDS affects prospects for economic and social development, and how conditions of underdevelopment increase the difficulty of managing the global epidemic.