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The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory?

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In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing. In the Himalayas, a study conducted for ecotourism revealed that locals suffered from increased waste generation and water pollution.

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Starting with a Messy Slate: The Role of Environmental Law in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

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Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity. Furthermore, in 2006 the provisional president, Boniface Alexandre, issued a Decree of Environmental Management. Another major issue, deforestation, is the result of a surprising incentive.

2010 40