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Reintroductions look to restore a species, lost originally due to human action. This relatively new branch of ecology lies squarely at the cross roads between biology and sociology with economics and law increasingly more involved.... more
T.C. Boyle’s The Tortilla Curtain (1995) begins by paying homage to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939): Boyle’s epigraph, quoted from Steinbeck’s novel, creates a direct analogy between the Okies and the Mexican immigrants, their... more
I met Nainital first time in the monsoon of 2001. The whole valley was filled with fog. Actually it was like a burning jungle where everywhere smoke scattered. The small clouds were kissing my cheeks as I was ascending towards Stoneleigh... more
This paper draws from research on small-scale maize production in Mexico’s Central Highland region to discuss the geopolitical implications of everyday agricultural practices. An overwhelming majority of maize farmers in this region, as... more
The main aim of the present study is based on the observing cricket players that they have too many and different type cricket bat keeping and carrying with themselves. This cricket bat with detachable handle of changing length contains... more
Layers of Atmosphere Atmosphere consists of several layers which are separated from one other by change in slope of the graph of the temperature vs. altitude. 1. Troposphere: It is the lowest layer of atmosphere in which living organisms... more
This is a presentation of the Summer School to be held in Ravenna, from 10 July to 15 July 2015 in European and Comparative Environmental Law.
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Guardians of Nature is a clearly written and very insightful view of the political economic, environmental, and social-cultural transformations reshaping lives and livelihoods on the Tibetan Plateau. Written as a first-hand narrative... more
Writing speculative fiction in a time of crises.
Le vodou n'est pas responsable du tremblement de terre à Haïti africultures.com/le-vodou-nest-pas-responsable-du-tremblement-de-terre-a-haiti-9166/ Dianne Diakité, professeur au département de religion d'Emory University à Atlanta,... more
Oil palm crops have transformed the environment due to the global demand for raw materials to produce biofuels, the domestic policies of import substitution and the agro-industrial development model. This article presents the main results... more
What role have the processes and institutions of international development played in creating and propagating ideas around the world? This paper demonstrates that networks of development- focused civil society institutions can form global... more