ISBN-13
9781771641401
Publisher
Greystone Books
Publication Date
21 May 2015
Age Range
NA - NA years
Dimensions
23.37 x 16.00 x 3.05 CM
Shipping Weight
0.68 Kg
Pages
279
Language
English
Grade Level
NA - NA
This book provides an up-to-date picture of the health of the world s tropical forests. Claude Martin, an eminent scientist and conservationist, integrates information from remote imaging, ecology, and economics to explain deforestation and forest health throughout the world. He explains how urbanization, an increasingly global economy, and a worldwide demand for biofuels put new pressure on rainforest land. He examines the policies and market forces that have successfully preserved forests in some areas and discusses the economic benefits of protected areas. Using evidence from ice core records and past forest cover patterns, he predicts the most likely effects of climate change.
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