Length1h 45m
About this audiobook
This is a sharp exposé of what happens when a serious ecological threat collides with a cash‑strapped state and an international aid system obsessed with grand designs rather than practical fixes. Centred on Fiji’s African Tulip Tree - visually stunning, economically useless, and devastatingly invasive - it shows how even a “world‑class invader” can spread almost unchecked when the eradication bill would swallow a frightening slice of national tax revenues.
Against this backdrop, the narrative walks listeners through the machinery of climate and development finance, revealing how projects are endlessly reshaped to tick donor boxes but barely touch the roots of the problem. With dry humour and clear-eyed analysis, it exposes the fragmented response of a cash-strapped Fijian government.
For those interested in climate politics, the environment and the Pacific, this is a compelling essay on how well‑meaning intentions are missing the mark, and how communities are suffering as a result.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, Politics and Government
Length1 hr 45 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 30, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER 1 EVERYTHING GROWS HERE IN FIJI
2CHAPTER 2 WORLD-CLASS INVADER
3CHAPTER 3. THE DALEK OF THE TREE WORLD
4CHAPTER 4 YOUR PROBLEM, MINISTER
5CHAPTER 5. SEVEN-HUMPED CAMELS
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6CHAPTER 6 ADAPTATION FUNDING TO THE RESCUE? NOPE!
7CHAPTER 7 THE MAGIC OF THE CARBON CYCLE
8CHAPTER 8 HELPING THE CARBON GOOD GUYS
9CHAPTER 9 PENALISING THE CARBON BAD GUYS
10CHAPTER 10 BEES, VINES AND ANTS
11CHAPTER 11 SMALL BUGS, CANE TOADS AND MONGOOSES
12CHAPTER 12 A CHAPTER OF WOE
13CHAPTER 13 RIGHT! TIME TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX
14CHAPTER 14 THE WINNER IS…
15CHAPTER 15 CODA
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