The Green Tiger: The Costs of Economic Decline in the Philippines
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Once famous for the beauty of its white beaches, reef-ringed islands, and lush forests, today the Philippines is known as an example of the deep costs of ecological decline. In less than a generation, large and small users alike felled the forests, shattered the coral reefs, and over-fished the oceans. The rapid harvest of the once-abundant resources has brought environmental changes: droughts, deadly flash floods, and the collapse of vital fisheries...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195135113
ISBN13:9780195135114
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.9" x 9.2"
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