The fate of the forest : developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon /

This book shows the panorama of destruction as it unfolded, and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks both to the social movements and the emergence of new environmental markets. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying and saving this vast forested region,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hecht, Susanna B.
Otros Autores: Cockburn, Alexander
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Edición:Updated ed., University of Chicago Press ed.
Temas:
Deforestation > Amazon River Region.
Forest conservation > Amazon River Region.
Rain forest ecology > Amazon River Region.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Deforestation
Forest conservation
Rain forest ecology
Tropischer Regenwald
Entwaldung
Amazon River Region.
Amazon River Region
Amazonas-Gebiet
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book shows the panorama of destruction as it unfolded, and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks both to the social movements and the emergence of new environmental markets. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying and saving this vast forested region, The Fate of the Forest pivots on the murder of Chico Mendes, a legendary labor and environmental organizer who was assassinated after successful confrontations with big ranchers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226322735
0226322734

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