Illegal Logging: Background and Issues Summary Illegal logging is a pervasive problem throughout the world‚ affecting countries that produce‚ export‚ and import wood and wood products. Illegal logging is generally defined as the harvest‚ transport‚ purchase‚ or sale of timber in violation of national laws. In some timber-producing countries in the developing world‚ illegal logging represents over half of timber production and exports. The World Bank estimates that illegal logging costs governments
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Illegal logging I. Introduction Introduction to illegal logging Illegal logging has risen to prominence in international forestry dialogues over the last five years and there is a growing international willingness to combat the problem. There is widespread recognition of its linkages to ineffective governance‚ social conflict and violence. Illegal logging practices and trade cost the producers of legitimately
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“Immigration: Positive or Negative for the U.S. Economy” There has been migration to the United States of America‚ ever since founded. Since the majority of American people are not from Native American descendants‚ it is safe to say that the majority of people in America are the product of immigration. The United States is a nation of immigrants‚ as reflected in its motto e pluribus Unum (from many‚ one). Ever since the United States was founded‚ it has had a magnetic force to all sorts of people
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Illegal Contractual Terms and Restraints of Trade in Contracts When dealing with contract law‚ many problems can arise. There can be illegal terms in the contract or it can just be void. There are restraints on trade which include limiting employees from competing against their employers post employment and so on. Throughout this essay‚ these restrictions will be analyzed. The difference between illegalities‚ voids and restraints will be presented‚ along with cases to provide examples.
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The Political Economy Of Illegal Bunkering In Nigeria By Kòmbò Mason Braide (PhD) Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria Demonise & Diabolise: The Niger Delta has been a source of illicit international business deals (like the trans-Atlantic slave trade)‚ as far back as the 15th century. Today a new form of syndicated criminal proclivity is threatening the very foundations of Nigeria’s petroleum industry‚ and by extension‚ the Nigerian economy‚ as well as putting tremendous pressure on Chief (General) Olusegun
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School uniforms are a good idea in public schools. Studies have shown that uniforms made for a safer learning environment‚ and 80% of girls and 62% of boys actually liked the uniforms. First of all‚ uniforms are less expensive to buy than regular clothes. Uniforms stay the same‚ year after year‚ unlike fads and styles that change on a seasonal basis. Having school uniforms also reduces stress that students experience in the morning from not having anything to wear. They would also save time in the
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Imagine you are in your house‚ it’s nighttime‚ and you are about to turn in for the night. Suddenly‚ you hear a sound from the front door‚ but you’re not expecting anybody. You become suspicious and worry‚ for what awaits behind the door? You fear for your family‚ your little three-year-old baby girl. As an instinct‚ as a parent‚ what is the first thing you grab? Not your son’s baseball bat or your golf club‚ what if the intruder is a burly‚ six foot tall man? Anything aside from your dependable
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Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different
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Hispanic Immigration In this research that I have conducted‚ I will discuss some issues that Hispanic Immigration is having and what some of the impacts are on the United States of America. First‚ I will talk about the population‚ language‚ and employment. Secondly‚ I will talk about the laws on immigration and the effects on the legal and illegal immigrants. Thirdly‚ I will discuss the effects on the housing market‚ the goods and services and the spending in the near future in our nation. Finally
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monte‚ Joan Carla ILLEGAL FISHING The Philippines ranked 11th among the top fish producing countries in 2003 with the production of 2.63 million tonnes of fish‚ crustaceans‚ molluscs and aqua plants. As an archipelagic state with over 2.2 million km of highly productive seas‚ the Philippines has vast fishery resources‚ and the most biodiverse marine area in the world. However all the country ’s main fish species and marine organisms are showing signs of overfishing. Illegal fishing methods kill
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