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Earth grab
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- Book Synopsis
- Exploiting the general public's growing concerns about the ecological and climate crisis, some corporations are proposing "quick fixes" that threaten to wreak havoc on our planet. This book exposes how a biomass economy, based on using gene technologies to reprogram living organisms, will devastate our ecosystems as well as the human populations of the southern hemisphere by accelerating the wave of land grabs already common in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Well-researched and groundbreaking, this analysis explores a number of interrelated topics vis-à-vis the uses of bio- and nano-technologies.
- About The Author
- Diana Bronson is a program manager and researcher at ETC Group, a civil-society organization that tracks new technologies, monitors corporate concentration, and supports food sovereignty. She has also worked on Parliament Hill as a director of policy for the Leader of the New Democratic Party. She lives in Montreal, Quebec. Hope Shand is a research director at ETC Group. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario. Jim Thomas is a research program manager and writer at ETC Group and a former researcher and campaigner on genetic engineering and food issues at Greenpeace International. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780857490445
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pambazuka Press, (06 October 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 184
- Weight
- 484 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 278 x 217 x 11 mm
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