Timber, Tourists, and Temples
Subtitle: Conservation And Development In The Maya Forest Of Belize Guatemala And Mexico
Contributors: Richard B. Primack (Editor); David Bray (Editor); Hugo A. Galletti (Editor); Ismael Ponciano (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: December 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9781559635424
Subjects: Travel & holiday guides; Maya Forest; Environmental Studies; Ecotourism; Nature/Ecology; Nature; Life Sciences - Ecology; Forests & Forestry; Forest conservation; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Non-timber forest resources; Forest policy
First sentence: Stretching over southern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and Belize, the Maya Forest, or Selva Maya, constitutes one of the last large blocks of tropical forest remaining in North and Central America.