03309nam 22007573u 450 991046581120332120210107201949.00-8179-1818-3(CKB)3710000000224156(EBL)1777256(SSID)ssj0001413087(PQKBManifestationID)11831325(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001413087(PQKBWorkID)11417235(PQKB)10709411(MiAaPQ)EBC1777256(PPN)220077711(EXLCZ)99371000000022415620140908d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrNAFTA at 20[electronic resource] The North American Free Trade Agreement's Achievements and ChallengesChicago Hoover Institution Press20141 online resource (185 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication NAFTA at 20Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-1816-7 1-322-06296-X 0-8179-1814-0 Cover; Title page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Appendix; Conference Participants; IndexThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was bold and controversial from the start. When first conceived, it was far from obvious that it would be possible given the circumstances of the times. Drawing from a December 2013 Hoover Institution conference on "NAFTA at 20," this book brings together distinguished academics who have studied the effects of NAFTA with high-level policy makers to present a comprehensive view of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It looks at the conception, creation, outcomes so far, and the future of NAFTA from the perspective of economists, historians, aFree trade -- North AmericaFree trade -- United StatesNorth America -- Commercial treatiesNorth American Free Trade Agreement (1992 October 7) United States -- Commercial policyFree tradeNorth AmericaCongressesCommerceHILCCBusiness & EconomicsHILCCInternational CommerceHILCCElectronic books.Free trade -- North America.Free trade -- United States.North America -- Commercial treaties.North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 October 7) .United States -- Commercial policy.Free tradeCommerceBusiness & EconomicsInternational Commerce343.73343.73076Boskin Michael J121838Boskin Michael JBoskin Michael JNAFTA at Twenty: The Past, Present, and Future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Conference)AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910465811203321NAFTA at 201911079UNINA03741oam 2200373 450 991031833320332120230621140457.0(CKB)4520000000000301(NjHacI)994520000000000301(EXLCZ)99452000000000030120201027c2017uuuu uu 0enguucu#---uu|uutxtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierGuide to the naturalized and invasive plants of Laikipia /Arne WittEngland :CABI,20171 online resource (190 pages) illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)Includes bibliographical references and index.The impetus for the development of this Field Guide came about as a result of pleas from the community around the village of Doldol, Laikipia County, to initiate a control programme for Australian prickly pear [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.; Fabaceae], an invasive plant which was having a dramatic impact on livelihoods. However, a number of other exotic plants, which were less widespread, but had the potential of becoming invasive, were not seen as a potential problem. In order to avoid a similar situation from arising in the future, the community expressed a need for a Field Guide, which would include descriptions of naturalized and invasive species already present in, and those that were most likely to invade Laikipia County and, information on how best to manage them. An additional impetus was to contribute to the four main objectives of the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Management of Invasive Species in Kenya's Protected Areas. The Field Guide contributes in some or other way to all of these objectives which are to (i) Enhance awareness of invasive species to relevant actors; (ii) Prevent new invasions, manage established invasions and rehabilitate degraded habitats; (iii) Enhance research, monitoring and information management on invasive species; and (iv) Enhance capacity, resource mobilization and coordination. Extensive surveys revealed the presence of a number of introduced plant species which had escaped cultivation and established populations in the 'wild' to the detriment of natural resources and the people that depend on them. Introduced succulents, especially those in the genus Opuntia (Cactaceae), were found to be the most widespread and abundant invasive species in the semi-arid regions in the north and east of Laikipia County. Other succulents, those in the genus Bryophyllum (Crassulaceae), were also found to have escaped cultivation and were locally abundant. In the higher rainfall areas to the west and southwest, introduced trees such as black wattle (Acacia mearnsii De Wild.; Fabaceae) and Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.; Fabaceae) and the shrubs/climbers, Mauritius thorn [Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston; Fabaceae] and yellow cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl.; Solanaceae), were invasive. Introduced plants, which have the potential to become problematic in Laikipia, unless eradicated or controlled, have also been included in the Guide. This includes species such as famine weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.; Asteraceae) and 'mathenge' [Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.; Fabaceae], which are already abundant in areas adjoining the County.Invasive plantsPlant introductionWeedsInvasive plants.Plant introduction.Weeds.333.9533Witt Anne985343UkMaJRUBOOK9910318333203321Guide to the naturalized and invasive plants of Laikipia2252091UNINA