Crimes Against Nature: Illegal Industries and the Global Environment

by Donald R. Liddick Jr.

Book Overview

This comprehensive analysis of garbage trafficking, wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing, and illegal logging highlights the difficulty in balancing human interests and environmental responsibility.

The alarming consequences of eco-crime go far beyond the widespread degradation of the natural world; important societal institutions are undermined and negative social and economic impacts also result from garbage trafficking, wildlife...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313384649
• ISBN13: 9780313384646
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years