{"product_id":"mabira-forest-giveaway-tony-akaki-9781462017300","title":"Mabira Forest Giveaway: A Path to Degenerative Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe environmental challenges facing Uganda and the East African region are real. Unplanned natural resource exploitation by corrupt governments, criminal networks, bad governance, and changing rainfall patterns have negatively impacted the lives of millions of Africans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA nascent movement of environmentalists is now making their voices heard to reclaim their land, resources, and future. Now, author Tony Akaki adds his voice and perspective in addressing the unfolding environmental disaster by focusing on the Mabira Forest giveaway-a plan proposed by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to give nearly one-quarter of the Mabira Forest to the Sugar Corporation of Uganda (SCOUL)- owned by the Mehta Group-to facilitate the growth of more sugarcane.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAkaki raises all the issues regarding the impact on the environment, the potential to affect ecotourism, medical research on indigenous flora and fauna, the loss of rain supplying Lake Victoria, and the potential for environmental disaster with deforestation. He provides a powerful argument for saving the environment and fighting to preserve Uganda's forests and natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Akaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462017304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462017300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Tony Akaki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520433045759,"sku":"9781462017300","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa848be8-2f18-4e41-9223-a0b2c9895a28.jpg?v=1762885345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mabira-forest-giveaway-tony-akaki-9781462017300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}