On the Edge The State and Fate of the World's Tropical Rainforests
On the Edge The State and Fate of the World's Tropical Rainforests
- ISBN 13:
9781771641401
- ISBN 10:
1771641401
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 05/21/2015
- Publisher: Greystone Books
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Summary
This book provides an up-to-date picture of the health of the world’s tropical forests. Claude Martin, an eminent scientist and conservationist, integrates information from remote imaging, ecology, and economics to explain deforestation and forest health throughout the world. He explains how urbanization, an increasingly global economy, and a worldwide demand for biofuels put new pressure on rainforest land. He examines the policies and market forces that have successfully preserved forests in some areas and discusses the economic benefits of protected areas. Using evidence from ice core records and past forest cover patterns, he predicts the most likely effects of climate change.