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Cut and run : illegal logging and timber trade in the tropics /

Illegal logging and trade in timber is a major cause of forest degradation in the world today. Not only does it threaten biodiversity-rich old growth forests, it also endangers the livelihoods of the traditional communities that are dependent upon them. But controlling this global problem is not a s...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Glastra, Rob (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, ©1999.
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Table des matières:
  • Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The World: Understanding the Illegal Logging and Timber Trade; Chapter 2 Brazil: Forest Management at Loggerheads; Chapter 3 Cameroon: Blind Ambition and the Domino Effect; Chapter 4 Ghana: A History of Mismanagement; Chapter 5 Paraguay: The Many Faces of Deforestation; Chapter 6 The Tropics: Comparing the Countries Studied; Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations: Arresting the Chase for Quick Profits; Appendix 1 Resolution on Illegal Timber Trade, Adopted at the 1996 IUCN World Conservation Congress.