Deforestation books

The Emerald Planet is the tale of our world's past - and future - as revealed by plants. Over the immensity of geological...  Read More >>

Seeks to describe ways to reconcile pressures for agricultural expansion in the tropics with the urgent needs for...  Read More >>

Looks at why some environmental conflicts expand to attract a lot of attention and participation, while others generate...  Read More >>

Forest loss and degradation have caused a decline in the quality of ecosystem services around the world. This title...  Read More >>

It has been said that Michigan's nineteenth-century white pine stands were the finest the world has ever seen. More...  Read More >>

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Discusses forest quality as a useful fresh concept in forest conservation and management. This book uses three main...  Read More >>

Introduces readers to the important concepts for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of...  Read More >>

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Based on research at Harvard Forest, this book describes the natural and human-induced changes in the land and environment...  Read More >>

Addressing several global concerns, this book features a collection of presentations on biodiversity and climate...  Read More >>

Addressing several global concerns, this book features a collection of presentations on biodiversity and climate...  Read More >>

In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed,...  Read More >>

In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed,...  Read More >>

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Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical...  Read More >>

Changing Pathways is a full-length ethnography that argues that the Batek are not helpless victims of development...  Read More >>

From early settlers and industrialists seeking wealth to modern visitors valuing tranquillity, the region known...  Read More >>

This study of deforestation in three Southeast Asian regions - Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak - examines the different...  Read More >>

Lays bare the stark scenario we face unless deforestation is slowed and stopped¥a scenario which will affect not...  Read More >>

Drawing on more than half a century of intimate acquaintance with the South and its people, this is an informed...  Read More >>

This study of tropical deforestation reports on the first phase of a team-based study. Based in Mexico, it is designed...  Read More >>

These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion....  Read More >>

A detailed assessment of the state of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. Separate sections examine each of the...  Read More >>