Reversing Deforestation: How Market Forces and Local Ownership Are Saving Forests in Latin America

by Brent Sohngen

Dire reports of surging deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon appear often in international headlines, with commentators decrying the destruction of tree-covered habitats as an act of environmental vandalism. Although forest losses are alarming, broader trends are bending in the direction of forest recovery. In this book, Brent Sohngen and Douglas Southgate address the long-term recovery of forests in Latin America. The authors synthesize trends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503630250
• ISBN13: 9781503630253
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"