Latin America & the Caribbean: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues

by Laurie Hillstrom and Kevin Hillstrom

A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing Latin America and the Caribbean--from the tip of South America to the Windward Islands.

Home to Earth's longest mountain range, largest river, and greatest rainforest, no region boasts greater geographic extremes, faces greater environmental dangers, and enjoys more economic potential from its biodiversity than Latin America and the Caribbean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576076903
• ISBN13: 9781576076903
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher