Tropical Forests and the Human Spirit : Journeys to the Brink of Hope

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Tropical forests are vanishing at an alarming rate. This book, based on extensive international field research, highlights one solution for preserving this precious resource: empowering local people who depend on the forest for survival. Synthesizing a vast amount of information that has never been...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stone, Roger D.
Otros Autores: D'Andrea, Claudia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: CA : University of California Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Forest management > Citizen participation.
Forest conservation > Citizen participation.
Community forests > Management.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
Forêts communautaires > Regions tropicales > Gestion.
Forest conservation > Tropics > Citizen participation.
Forest management > Tropics > Citizen participation.
Community forests > Tropics > Management.
Tropics.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Tropical forests are vanishing at an alarming rate. This book, based on extensive international field research, highlights one solution for preserving this precious resource: empowering local people who depend on the forest for survival. Synthesizing a vast amount of information that has never been brought together in one place, Roger D. Stone and Claudia D'Andrea provide a clearly written and energizing tour of global efforts to empower community-based forest stewards. Along the way, they show the fundamental importance of tropical forest ecosystems and deepen our sense of urgency to save the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (325 pages).
ISBN:9780520936072

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