The Causes of Tropical Deforestation (1994) is an analysis of the problem of deforestation, using statistical technique a form of environ-metrics to discover the true causes of an issue whose basis is hotly debated....Loe edasi...
This book explores and assesses historic and future outlooks as well as current tradeoffs and methods, in order to help decision makers to handle the increasing complexity of future forest management....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Mar-2012, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781119968238)
Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9 of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and p...Loe edasi...
Behind the headlines about the loss of tropical forests in Latin America lies a complex and fascinating story of the social pressures which cause it. This book looks at the various groups, interests and conflicts involved, and explores the repercuss...Loe edasi...
Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes is the product of over 10 years of intensive field research into the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America....Loe edasi...
In many countries illegal logging accounts for a large share of the harvest. This book examines the key issues including law and enforcement, supply and demand, corruption, forest certification, poverty, local livelihoods, international trade and bi...Loe edasi...
Addressing several global concerns, this book features a collection of presentations on biodiversity and climate change, from the First World Congress in Agroforestry. It is useful for researchers and scientists, as well professionals in agroforestr...Loe edasi...
The rapid loss of tropical forests, particularly in the developing world, has been a global concern since the late 1980s and has prompted a variety of international initiatives to save the forests...Loe edasi...
Not only are forests a critical source of forest products, but they provide environmental services that are the basis of life on Earth. But, only rarely do beneficiaries pay for the goods and services they experience. This book demonstrates how paym...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Feb-2002, DRM-Free, Kirjastus: Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press), ISBN-13: 9781936331772)
Indonesia contains some of Asias most biodiverse and threatened forests. The challenges result from both long-term management problems and the political, social, and economic turmoil. This book focuses on what can be done differently to counter the...Loe edasi...
This book describes the expansion of the timber industry in the Brazilian federal state of Para since the 1960s, when Amazon development became an important item on the governments agenda....Loe edasi...
This book has been developed from Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation workshop. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using di...Loe edasi...
