People and Forest-Policy and Local Reality in Southeast Asia, the Russian Far East, and Japan (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies)
Contributors: M. Inoue (Editor); H. Isozaki (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781402016844
Subjects: Biology, Life Sciences; Forests, rainforests; Management of land & natural resources; Life Sciences - Ecology - Forest Ecology; Citizen participation; Science; Sustainable forestry; Science/Mathematics; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Agriculture - Forestry; Nature / Trees; Political Science-Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Technology-Agriculture - Forestry; Asia; Environmental Science; Forest management
First sentence: During the past decade, especially after the 1992 Earth Summit, forest loss in many regions received considerable attention and led to numerous initiatives by governments and intergovernmental agencies at various levels, from national to global.