Tropical Forests and the Human Spirit
Subtitle: Journeys to the Brink of Hope
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: December 3, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780520217997
Subjects: Deforestation; Forests, rainforests; Management of land & natural resources; Social impact of environmental issues; Forest management; Community forests; Nature; Tropics; Business/Economics; Trees & Forests - Rainforests; Management; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Nature / General; Citizen participation; Forest conservation
Description: 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 them for the benefit of billions of rural people in tropical and subtropical regions as well as for countless species of plants and animals.