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The very concept of the Military being used for the protection and restoration of the rapidly degenerating environment may seem incongruous to many. It is a concept often ridiculed by some, as exemplified at an environmental seminar in India. There a group of women activists demanded the expulsion of the speaker for daring to make such a proposal as, in their opinion, the Military are often described as wanton destructors of wildlife and despoilers of nature.
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D’Souza, E. (1995). A New Role for the Military: Environmental Protection and Restoration. In: Alterman, L., Doyle, G.A., Izard, M.K. (eds) Creatures of the Dark. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2405-9_35
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