Ebook: The devouring dragon: how China's rise threatens the natural world
Author: Simons Craig
- Tags: Environmental degradation--China, Environmental responsibility--China, Nature--Effect of human beings on--China, Environmental protection--International cooperation, Environmental policy--China, Nature--Effect of human beings on, Environmental degradation, Environmental policy, Environmental responsibility, Environmental policy -- China, Environmental responsibility -- China, Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- China, Environmental degradation -- China, Environmental protection -- International cooperati
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
- City: Melbourne;China
- Language: English
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A staggering narrative account of environmental destruction in China, and what it means for the planet The pace of development in China is astonishing, and this development is assaulting the natural world at an alarming rate. In a few short years, China has become the planet's largest market for endangered wildlife, its top importer of tropical trees, and its biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. China's rapid economic growth also has impacts on nations worldwide: in Brazil, farmers clear swathes of the Amazon to plant soybeans for the Chinese market; in India, poachers hunt tig.;pt. I. China's baseline -- pt. II. Life on the brink -- pt. III. Our shrinking forests -- pt. IV. Our warming skies.
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