Author: N.Mark Collins
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349120308
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The first of a series designed to cover all tropical rain forests in the world. This is a visual portfolio of detailed maps of Asia, accompanied by a text which seeks to analyze the extent and causes of deforestation and to point a way towards sustainable forest development.
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Author: Caroline Harcourt
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This final volume in the The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests covers the Americas. It provides an up-to-date overview of the status of rain forests in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Following the format of the two previous volumes The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific (1991) and The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa (1992), the atlas is divided into two parts. Part I introduces and discusses the complex interrelated issues in the regions that are involved in both deforestation as well as conservation of the tropical forests. Included are discussions on the history of the forests, agricultural colonization policies and deforestation, conservation polices for plants and wildlife, protected areas, and the future of the tropical forests. Part II is a detailed and well referenced country-by-country analysis of conservation status and trends. Four-colour maps have been compiled from satellite and radar imagery, aerial photography, and the latest information provided by forestry departments and development agencies.
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This final volume in the The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests covers the Americas. It provides an up-to-date overview of the status of rain forests in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Following the format of the two previous volumes The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific (1991) and The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa (1992), the atlas is divided into two parts. Part I introduces and discusses the complex interrelated issues in the regions that are involved in both deforestation as well as conservation of the tropical forests. Included are discussions on the history of the forests, agricultural colonization policies and deforestation, conservation polices for plants and wildlife, protected areas, and the future of the tropical forests. Part II is a detailed and well referenced country-by-country analysis of conservation status and trends. Four-colour maps have been compiled from satellite and radar imagery, aerial photography, and the latest information provided by forestry departments and development agencies.
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Author: Jeffrey Sayer
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349129615
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Recognizing that sound information is vital to the progress of conservation, IUCN have gathered together a visual portfolio of maps of rain forests in Africa. The accompanying text analyzes the extent and causes of deforestation and points a way towards sustainable forest development.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349129615
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Recognizing that sound information is vital to the progress of conservation, IUCN have gathered together a visual portfolio of maps of rain forests in Africa. The accompanying text analyzes the extent and causes of deforestation and points a way towards sustainable forest development.
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
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The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Author: Jeffrey A. Sayer
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Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
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Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
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The conservation atlas of tropical forests
Author: A. Sayer Jeffrey
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ISBN: 9780131755529
Category : CONSERVATION : FOREST LANDS : AFRICA.
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9780131755529
Category : CONSERVATION : FOREST LANDS : AFRICA.
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The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Author: N. Mark Collins
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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A Student Guide to Tropical Forest Conservation
Author: J. Louise Mastrantonio
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Category : Deforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Deforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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