Sustainable forest management and global climate change : selected case studies from the Americas The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognises that in the formulation of a global strategy for reducing global emissions of carbon (the main factor in global warming) forests could play an important role. This book highlights that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world may be harvested judiciously and sustainably. The authors argue that the forests are more than just a source of timber and wood; they discuss the role that forests play in reducing global warming in preventing soil erosion and in helping to minimise the loss of biodiversity. Drawing on the expertise of contributors associated with the analysis of forests this book is an in depth and fascinating discussion as well as a policy guide for the sustainable management of forests pt. 1. Biophysical aspects of forestry and carbon management pt. 2. The economic valuation of forests : boreal and tropical case studies pt. 3. Forest policy : case studies from North Central and South America