"Race to Save the Tropics" documents the conflict between economic development and protection of biological diversity in tropical countries.
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Destruction of tropical rain forests is a topic receiving much current media attention. The issue of saving the Amazon forests was perhaps most brought to public attention by the 1988 murder of rubber tapper/environmentalist Chico Mendes. As population pressure in tropical forest areas has led to slash-and-burn farming practices, as increased worldwide demand for meat has lead to deforestation for grazing purposes, as tropical hardwoods have been exploitively logged, so has animal and plant life diversity been seriously disturbed and the world's climate endangered. Both of these books are by publishers known for their environmental concern, and both include good discussions of the origins of rain forest depletion and suggestions for economic and technological solutions. Goodland's book (others have contributed chapters in areas of their expertise) is a more detailed analysis; the Sierra Club book takes a more activist approach, suggesting ways for the individual to become involved in the cause. Because both books are well written and their points of view are presented reasonably, both are recommended for libraries that want coverage of this important topic.
- Eleanor Maass, Maass Assocs., New Milford, Pa.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Eleanor Maass, Maass Assocs., New Milford, Pa.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The long-term sustainability of our world's agriculture has become the topic of considerable discussion and concern among a broad spectrum of people involved in the multiple components of the production, processing, and distribution of food, feed, and fiber around the globe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tropical impoundments, impoundment projects, national conservation strategies, natural forest management, applied ecologists, tropical agroecosystems, allelopathic potential, agroforestry systems, world conservation strategy, applied ecology, tropical ecology, economic subsystem, tropical studies, cutting cycle, national planners, reservoir development, canopy opening, reservoir projects, tropical moist forests, ecological analyses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Bank, Costa Rica, New York, United States, Latin America, Sri Lanka, Bajo Calima, Westview Press, Carton de Colombia, Central America, Government Printing Office, World Resources Institute, Cambridge University Press, National Academy of Sciences, Silent Valley, Wildlife Mgt, Agroforestry Syst, Brazilian Amazon, Environmental Corps, Office of Technology Assessment, Palcazu Rural Development Project, Princeton University Press, University of Georgia Press, Worldwatch Institute New!
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The long-term sustainability of our world's agriculture has become the topic of considerable discussion and concern among a broad spectrum of people involved in the multiple components of the production, processing, and distribution of food, feed, and fiber around the globe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tropical impoundments, impoundment projects, national conservation strategies, natural forest management, applied ecologists, tropical agroecosystems, allelopathic potential, agroforestry systems, world conservation strategy, applied ecology, tropical ecology, economic subsystem, tropical studies, cutting cycle, national planners, reservoir development, canopy opening, reservoir projects, tropical moist forests, ecological analyses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Bank, Costa Rica, New York, United States, Latin America, Sri Lanka, Bajo Calima, Westview Press, Carton de Colombia, Central America, Government Printing Office, World Resources Institute, Cambridge University Press, National Academy of Sciences, Silent Valley, Wildlife Mgt, Agroforestry Syst, Brazilian Amazon, Environmental Corps, Office of Technology Assessment, Palcazu Rural Development Project, Princeton University Press, University of Georgia Press, Worldwatch Institute New!
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- Saving the Tropical Forests by Judith Gradwohl in Back Matter
- War on Waste: Can America Win Its Battle With Garbage? by Robert Gottlieb in Back Matter
- The Florida Keys (Islands in the Sea) by William Russell in Back Matter
- Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability by Robert Costanza on page 187
- Wildlife of the Florida Keys: A Natural History by James Lazell in Back Matter
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- Deforestation, Environment, and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Analysis by Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi on page 44, page 46, and Back Matter
- Notes from a Dying Planet, 2004-2006: One Scientist's Search for Solutions by Paul Brown on page 118, and Back Matter
- Global Citizen by Donella Meadows in Back Matter
- Beyond 40 Percent : Record-Setting Recycling and Composting Programs by Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Back Matter
- Balancing on the Brink of Extinction: The Endangered Species Act And Lessons for the Future by Kathryn A. Kohm in Back Matter
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