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Forests play an important role in resolving global challenges such as sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity loss, and food and water security. Stopping deforestation is crucial for the future of our planet. Global efforts to curb deforestation, have been partially successful, but have largely fallen short. At the same time, national level efforts to support human development, reflected in the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, aim to increase the welfare and...

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The Earthscan Forest Library

The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world’s forests. The work has been developed by the "Resources for the Future" Task Force for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).Four key themes are addressed: the effect of globalization on forests (including future trade flows); plantations as the primary source of forest products and its consequences, including plant breedin...

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The Earthscan Forest Library

Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society. This comprehensive textbook on the concept and practice of sustainable forest management sets the standard for practice worldwide.Early chapters concentrate on conceptual aspects, relating sustainable forestry management to international policy. In particular, they consider the concept of criteria and indicators an...

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Takeo Yoshikawa, Rishma Vedd, John Innes, Reza Kouhy

Management Accounting, Human Resource Policies and Organisational Performance in Canada, Japan and the UK examines the relationships between HR policies, management accounting and organisational performance on the basis of international case studies and interviews across a range of industries from building materials to software development. - Explores the relationship between different HR policies and organisational performance and how management accountants can establish links between the...

This volume contains a selection of scientific papers which were presented at an international workshop on the impacts of climatic variability held in Wengen, Switzerland, September 1997. For the first time, an assessment is made of the interactions between physical and biological elements of the Earth System on the basis of shifts in extreme climatic conditions, rather than simply changes in mean atmospheric conditions which research has tended to focus on until recently. Natural ecosyste...

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Michael Innes

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John Hurt, John Le Mesurier, Christopher Benjamin, Joyce Redman, Pippa Guard, John Shedden, Anne Lacey, Michael MacKenzie, David McKail

Gripping crime dramas featuring Scotland Yard’s Detective Inspector John ApplebyA double bill of Scottish crime writer Michael Innes’ DI John Appleby novels adapted with a full cast. Written during the golden age of detective fiction, these two gems from the archive are a thrilling listen for any fan of quality detective crime drama.In Appleby**’**s End Appleby of the Yard is played by veteran star of stage and screen,

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Brian Innes

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David John

The Terrifying Story of the Most Monstrous Serial Killers through History.Serial Killers are the most notorious and disturbing of all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity. Yet they endlessy fascinate and continue to capture the public's attention with their strange charisma and deadly deeds. From Jack the Ripper to Ted Bundy and the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, these killers transfix us with their ability to commit utterly savage...

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Alexander Cruz, Tim Adriaens, Craig R Allen, Michael L Avery, Alexander V Badyaev, Fabrice M Brescia, Sarah E Britton, Daniel M Brooks, Jessica L. Burnett, Matthew Burnett, Corey T Callaghan, César Capinha, Jen Cele, Jameson F Chace, Jocelyn Champagnon, Alice Cibois, Andrew Close, Alyssa R Conn, Richard T Corlett, Adrian J F K Craig, Amy E Dunham, James A Eaton, David A Ehlers Smith, Yvette C Ehlers Smith, Mike W Eichholz, Johan Elmberg, Cyril Eraud, Chris L Feare, Jason M Gleditsch, Guillaume G Gayet, Matthieu Guillemain, Carlos Gutiérrez-Expósito, Haley E Hanson, Iain Henderson, Frank Huysentruyt, John G Innes, Salit Kark, Michael R Leven, Ricardo J Lopes, Jean-Francois Maillard, Ndivhuwo Maligana, Chloe I Marcheli, Lynn B Martin, Blake A Mathys, Erik Matthysen, Myriam E Mermoz, Jean-Yves Meyer, Dai K J Morgan, Katherine G Ohman, Claire Pernollet, Murray A Potter, Bill Pranty, Juan Carlos Reboreda, Eileen C Rees, Luís Reino, Joana Ribeiro, Peter A Robertson, Andrew M Rogers, Philip D Round, Joana Santana, Cavin T Shivambu, Neftalí Sillero, Preshnee Singh, Pär Söderquist, Karina L Speziale, Diederik Strubbe, Martin J P Sullivan, Jean-Claude Thibault, Martin Thibault, Berndt J van Rensburg, Eric Vidal, Joseph R Waas, Amy-Leigh Wilson, Katherine Winston, Kevin A Wood, Pierre Yésou, Ding Li Yong, Jaime E Zolik

Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including details of physical description, diet, introduction and invasion pathways, breeding behaviour, natural habitat. It also looks at the environmental impact of each species, as well as current and future...

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Tom Philbin, Michael Philbin

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Jason Keller

Terrifying tales of the ultimate evil among us! One of the best serial killer books for fans of true crime.The Killer Book of Serial Killers is the complete resource for any true crime fan or student of the lurid, fascinating world of serial killers. Inside you'll find a concise compilation of the world's thirty-five most notorious murderers, including an in-depth look at their crimes and the lives that turned them into monsters. This is the perfect gift f...

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Simon Lelic

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Gemma Whelan, Adam Newington

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan.THE PERFECT COUPLE. THE PERFECT HOUSE. THE PERFECT CRIME.Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignor...

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Carlton Smith, Tomas Guillen

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Keith Sellon-Wright

In the 1980s and 1990s, forty-nine women in the Seattle area were brutally murdered, their bodies dumped along the Green River and Pacific Highway South in Washington State. Despite an exhaustive investigation—even serial killer Ted Bundy was consulted to assist with psychological profiling—the sadistic killer continued to elude authorities for nearly twenty years.Then, in 2001, after mounting suspicion and with DNA evidence finally in hand, King County police charged a fifty-two-y...

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Jonathan Sims

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Ayesha Antoine, Aysha Kala, Ben Elliot, Cloud Quinn, Jonathan Sims, Jot Davies, Katherine Press, Katie Leung, Laura Kirman, Laurence Dobiesz, Lula Suassuna, Sophie Roberts, Theo Solomon

'A modern horror classic from one of the most exciting writers in the field today' Starburst Magazine Thirteen voices. Thirteen storeys. One dinner party to die for. An innovative haunted house tour-de-force from the creator of THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES podcast.GOING UP?A dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development. All the guests are strangers - even to their ...