Race to Save the Tropics
Subtitle: Ecology And Economics For A Sustainable Future
Contributors: Dan Janzen (Foreword); Robert Goodland (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: March 1, 1990
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781559630405
Subjects: NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Rain forest ecology; Environmental Studies; Economic aspects; Technology; Nature/Ecology; Science/Mathematics; Natural Resources; Environmental policy; Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Technology / Agriculture / Tropical Agriculture; Developing countries; Tropics; Agriculture - Tropical Agriculture; Economic conditions
First sentence: The long-term sustainability of our world's agriculture has become the topic of considerable discussion and concern among a broad spectrum of people involved in the multiple components of the production, processing, and distribution of food, feed, and fiber around the globe.