Table of Contents

Preface; Earthquake Preparation & Warning: Science, Methods & Technologies; Geochemical Characteristics & Environmental Assessment of Paddy Fields: A Case Study of Kocani Field (Republic of Macedonia); The Underlying Causes of Deforestation & the Patterns of Forest Transition: Implications for the International REDD Policy; The Influence of Host Plant Odors on Paddy Field Invasion of Rice-Ear Bugs; Phosphorus Purification in a Paddy Field Watershed & a New Method for Phosphorus Recovery from Natural Water Bodies; Tsunami Warnings: Predicting Arrivals; Earthquake Predicting by Near-Space Vehicle-Borne GNSS Receivers; The Use of Remote Sensing to Locate Heavy Metal as a Source of Pollution; Deforestation: Causes, Environmental & Economic Aspects; Environmental (IN) Security from a Citizens Perspective; Effectiveness, Efficiency & Equity in REDD Implementation: What can we Learn from Past Experience?; Index.