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New World Library
(2018-09-04)
304 pages
ISBN: 978-1608685646

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An Alarming Trend in Eco-Crimes

July 14, 2016 by William Powers 1 Comment

Environmental crime is rising at an alarming rate: Wildlife poaching, smuggling, illegal logging, minerals thefts, toxic waste dumping and other felonies together now make up the fourth largest illicit enterprise in the world. And yet, for the time being, we fail to even appropriately recognize the severity of the issue…yet another example of our myopia in considering the effects of our actions. Bad news at a time when environmental crises threaten our planet and its diversity of species more than ever.

Celebrity and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, Gisele Bundchen writes: “Environmental awareness is growing all over the world. But so is wildlife crime, and the struggle between those forces seeking to preserve Earth’s rich biodiversity and those trying to turn it into illicit profits is just getting started.”

 

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  1. Dorothy Weicker says

    July 2, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    Reading your book TWELVE BY TWELVE you mention a Latin American carpenter who carves wooden doors.
    I cannot find the place in the book. However, I wonder whether it would be possible to contact him and request a pair of pantry doors for my kitchen.
    It would be delightful.
    Please let me know how I could write to him.
    Address: Dorothy Weicker; 1350 #M Yulupa Ave.; Santa Rosa; CA 95405
    email: dclairew@gmail.com THANK YOU!

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