Nature Inc: The Aliens Have Landed
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesAccording to some statistics, the economic damage from invading alien species might be costing the global economy more than any other form of environmental disruption: $1.4 trillion a year. Examines the price nations pay for failing to stop these invasions. Features a cast of leading villains: cane toads in Australia, zebra mussels and the Burmese python in the United States, and love grass in Brazil.
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Runtime: 21 minutes 22 seconds
- Topic: Business, Geography, Science, Social Science
- Subtopic: Australia, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Issues, Globalism, North America, South America
- Grade/Interest Level: 8 - 12
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- Release Year: 2008
- Producer/Distributor: Cinefete
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