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The Russian Federal Forestry Agency and the ECE-FAO Forestry and Timber Section are pleased to announce the organization of the seminar on ‘Forest Products and Technologies for the Future’ to be held at the Saint Petersburg State Technological University of Plant Polymers from 22 to 24 May 2013.
Russia has more than a fifth of the world's forests, which makes it the largest forest...
This book examines the importance of air pollution for the forests of rapidly industrialising countries and regions. Its geographical coverage includes South and Central America, Africa, and Asia, including Siberia, China and Korea. The problems presented by air pollution are placed within the more general context of sustainable development within these regions and the historical legacy that...
Looking at the past, present and future of adventure tourism, Adventure Tourism: the new frontier examines the product, the adventure tourist profile, and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability. International case studies are used to illustrate these issues, including: gorilla watching holidays, trekking on Mount Everest, diving holidays, and outward bound packages. Analysis of...
Following the Soviet invasion in 1979, the Mujahideen defenders of Afghanistan developed and reinforced many natural cave systems to use as supply bases and defensive positions. The Taliban and Al Qaeda further strengthened these positions in the 1990s. Following the events of September 11, 2001, these cave systems have once more come to prominence and sites such as Tora Bora...
The early establishment of a considerable number of nature reserves is proably one of the most valuable heritages of the former Soviet Union. These reserves represent most of the natural zones and endemic ecosystems on the Eurasian continent and are of paramount importance to the whole world. However after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, environmental policies and nature...
Tourism is a business. Despite attractive brochures that advertise international understanding and exchange between local people and tourists, tourism is clearly a business proposition for those who supply tourist services and those who market these services world-wide. It is also clear that tourists themselves are more interested in relaxation, a change of scenery, and their own enjoyment...
The Altai Republic, known as “the Switzerland of Russia”, is located on the southwestern edge of Siberia, in the Russian portion of the Altai-Sayan range which continues into Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. It is a spectacularly beautiful, unspoiled, and undeveloped land of forests, open rangeland, and mountain peaks up to 4,500 m. In 1998, five separate nature...
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