Alternatives to deforestation: Steps toward sustainable use of the Amazon Rain Forest

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6339471

Anderson, A B ^[1]

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1. ed.

The high rate of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon over the past two decades has jeopardized genetic diversity, contributed to regional and global climate change, caused erosion and flooding, destroyed forest resources, spread disease, and increased poverty. This book presents a selection of papers from an international conference that explored alternatives to deforestation of tropical forests. The alternatives described include natural forest management, agroforestry systems, and forest reestablishment on degraded pastures. The book should be useful to scientists, regional planners, and the broad scientific audience.

• OSTI ID: 6339471
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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