Forests to Fight Poverty
Subtitle: Creating National Strategies
Contributors: Joyce K. Berry (Editor); John C. Gordon (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: July 11, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780300078459
Subjects: Central government policies; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Management of land & natural resources; Pollution & threats to the environment; Nature; Environmental Studies; Nature/Ecology; Agriculture - Forestry; Development - Sustainable Development; Environmental Science; Science / Environmental Science; Development - Economic Development; Forests & Forestry; Developing countries; Forest policy; Rural development; Sustainable development; Sustainable forestry
Description: The link between poverty and deforestation in developing countries is of increasing global concern. The authors of this clear, hope-filled book explore the diverse causes of tropical deforestation and offer remedies appropriate to the biology and culture of different regions. They show how modern forestry techniques enable us to alleviate poverty without destroying forests.