Genetic Resources. Our forgotten treasure
Daniel Querol; Third World Network; pp 252; Rs 150
Third world countries are the source of the world's main crops. ..However, it is precisely in these countries the resources of these crops have been least used…The practical problems of and the technical processes for, the collection, conservation and use of genetic resources are described.
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Rainforest Destruction*
World Rainforest Movement; pp 90; Rs 50
 Rainforest destruction is now recognised as one of the greatest environmental tragedies of all time. But why are the forests disappearing so rapidly? Contrary to popular belief, it is not the poor who are responsible. Rather… 'modernisation' and commercial interests (backed by aid money and bank loans) are devastating tropical forests through logging, mining dams, road and agriculture projects and colonisation schemes.
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