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Memoirs of a forest industry consultant, based on 40 years experience in over 100 countries. The focus is on interesting and challenging projects in emerging markets. The dark side of the projects is discussed, too. A lot happened in the projects and global travels, which makes the book interesting also for those outside the industry.
We are living in turbulent times. The industry needs visions and strategic scenarios on how to navigate into the uncertain future. Uncertainties can be turned into opportunities. The key topics discussed in this book are: what are the mega trends, specific trends and weak signals affecting the global pulp and paper industry? How is the operating environment changing? What is happening to the plastic to paper trend? What are the opportunities and risks of the future? The book is based on Pekka Niku's over 40 years' practical experience as a forest industry consultant. Time span of the visions is up to 2035, and beyond.
Changing Tropical Forests begins with an overview of the history of deforestation in tropical America and the tasks facing Latin American environmental historians. Based on proceedings of a 1991 conference sponsored by the Forest History Society and IUFRO Forest History Group in Costa Rica, the contributors offer detailed accounts of the enivornmental history of specific forest conditions, grasslands, and changing ecosystems of Costa Rica, Mexico, Surinam, and Brazil. the role of human intervention in this process of change is also discussed. Contributors. William Balée, James R. Barborak, Peter Boomgaard, Larissa V. Brown, Gerardo Budowski, John Dargavel, Warren Dean, Silvia del Amo R., Elizabeth Graham, J. Régis Guillaumon, Rhena Hoffmann, Sally P. Horn, Sebastião Kengen, Herman W. Konrad, Mary Pamela Lehmann, Robert D. Leier, Murdo J. MacLeod, M. Patricia Marchak, Elinor G. K. Melville, David M. Pendergast, Susan M. Pierce, Leslie E. Sponsel, Richard P. Tucker, Terry West
With the growth of industrial forestry in the southern hemisphere and the restructuring of forestry in the northern hemisphere, the industry is undergoing tremendous change. Logging the Globe investigates the transformations that are taking place and their ecological, social, and economic impact.
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The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is one of the most important causes of land and water conflicts in the South. This book examines the threat to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in the South.
Suomenlinnan Hyvän omantunnon linnakkeessa on nähty ammattimaista ja usein kiinnostavan uudenlaista kesäteatteria vuodesta 1970 lähtien, tekijöinä mm. Ryhmäteatteri, KOM-teatteri ja Q-teatteri. Vuosina 1970-2017 siellä on tuotettu 43 produktiota, sekä klassikkotulkintoja että uusia tekstejä. Tuotannot esitellään suomalaisen teatterin kehityslinjoja tarkastellen sekä linnakkeen ja Suomenlinnan historiaa, median aikalaisarvioita, teatterintekijöiden haastatteluja ja valokuvia hyödyntäen. Toimittaja ja teatterikriitikko Soila Lehtosella on harvinainen katsojasuhde Hyvän omantunnon kesäteatteriin: hän on vuodesta 1970 nähnyt siellä 33 esitystä ja kirjoittanut niistä 24 päivälehtiarvostelua.