Timber Production and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Rain Forests

by Andrew Grieser Johns

Book Overview

Timber production is often the most economic form of land use in areas of tropical forest: forest preservation is rarely so. The area of tropical forest reserved for timber production exceeds that of National Parks and other preserved areas by a ratio of at least 8:1. Although often poorly managed to date, production forests have the potential to support a high percentage of natural forest biodiversity. They have a vital role to play in conservation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521607620
• ISBN13: 9780521607629
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.5"