Working Forests in the Neotropics: Conservation Through Sustainable Management?

Book Overview

Neotropical forests sustain a wealth of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services and products, and support the livelihoods of millions of people. But is forest management a viable conservation strategy in the tropics? Supporters of sustainable forest management have promoted it as a solution to problems of both biodiversity protection and economic stagnation. Detractors insist that any conservation strategy short of fully protected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231129076
• ISBN13: 9780231129077
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher