Pulping the South

Pulping the South

Author: Ricardo Carriere

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: 1996-08-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9781856494380

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The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is one of the most important causes of land and water conflicts in the South. This book examines the threat to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in the South.


ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASION RISKS

ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASION RISKS

Author: Fumito Koike

Publisher: World Conservation Union

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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Biological invasion, an issue of growing importance due to the significant increase in international transportation and trade, can disturb the balance of local ecosystems and even destroy them. This collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks held in August 2004 at Yokohama National University discusses risk assessment, risk management and eradication. It also includes contributions reporting on the current status of invasion and the properties of alien species in East Asia.