Tournament: Stanford | Round: 2 | Opponent: Palo Alto GC | Judge: Gallagher, Brendan
I take the UN’s stance on developing countries:

"Criteria for Identification and Graduation of LDCs." UNOHRLLS. The United Nations, 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. http://unohrlls.org/about-ldcs/criteria-for-ldcs/.

"United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)." United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49). The United Nations, 2012. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm.

Environment is defined as
"Environment." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environment.
 Conditions…that...affect growth

I value respect.

Respect is a key governmental obligation.

H. L. A. Hart in 79 (former principal of Oxford University, Tulane Law Review, “The Shell Foundation Lectures, 1978-1979: Utilitarianism and Natural Rights”, April, 53 Tul. L. Rev. 663, l/n)

and, individuals are part of a larger community.

Kegley, Jacquelyn Ann K. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Royce, Josiah (1855-1916): Overview. N.p., 12 May 2011. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. http://www.iep.utm.edu/roycejos/.

and, excluding others from the human family justifies infinite violence against them.

Kelman, H. G. (1973), Violence without Moral Restraint: Reflections on the Dehumanization of Victims and Victimizers. Journal of Social Issues, 29: 25–61. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1973.tb00102.x       

Thus, the standard is protecting communites.

And, the topic fails to answer the question who resources are extracted for. The evidence we use for offense should answer this question as it relates to people living in developing countries.

C1: Resource extraction destroys communities and their culture.

a) Land ownership

Kirkham, Amie. Unintended Impacts: Resource Extraction Wealth, Polygyny and Violence against Women in the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea : A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Thesis. University of Otago., 2013. N.p.: University of Otago, New Zealand, n.d. Print.

b) Community membership

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c) Social upheaval

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