Tropical Rain Forest: A Wider Perspective (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1998)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1998, 31 January 1998

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Part of Series
Conservation Biology
Part of Series
Conservation Biology (Paperback)
Print Length
416 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
31 Jan 1998
ISBN-10
0412815206
ISBN-13
9780412815201

Description

The international perspective for this book is the unprecedented level of concern over deforestation, recognized by the meeting of world leaders at the 1992 Earth Summit, in Rio do Janeiro, and culminating in the appoint- ment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF), under the auspices of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The wide range of issues covered by the authors in this volume reflects the breadth of the interna- tional debate, from national policies and activist campaigning, through eco- nomic and social objectives, to the sustainable management of forest and soil resources. Since the conservation campaigns of the 1980s, the focus of international concern has widened from tropical rain forests to all forest formations, in all regions, with increased recognition of global values and common responsibil- ities. However, while forest cover in some temperate countries is increasing, irrational deforestation, at historically unprecedented levels of damage to biodiversity and to other environmental values, remains most acute in tropi- cal countries, where the need to use the natural resources for sustainable development is greatest, and the capability weakest. While accepting the urgency of the situation, and the need for greater coherence of action at a global level, the 1997 report of the IPF to the UN Commission emphasized the powers and responsibilities of national governments, and the importance of National Forest Programmes, but with the fuller participation of local communities, and with enhanced access to international assistance.

Product Details

Book Edition:
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1998
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 January 1998
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.26 cm
Genre:
Ecology
ISBN-10:
0412815206
ISBN-13:
9780412815201
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
416
Publisher:
Springer
Weight:
612.35 gm

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