LEADER 03902nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910784768003321 005 20230617005723.0 010 $a9786610532742 010 $a0-19-534757-9 010 $a1-4237-8428-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000402832 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24083098 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000360811 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231431 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360811 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10347636 035 $a(PQKB)10449018 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1591317 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000402832 100 $a20091205d2003 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreen Phoenix$b[electronic resource] $eRestoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica /$fby William Allen 210 $aNew York $cOUP USA$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (332 p. )$c8pp halfton plates and numerous line drawings 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-19-516177-7 330 $aCan we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, science writer William Allen found an answer: we can not only prevent their destruction - we can bring them back to their former glory. 'Green Phoenix' reveals how the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country were saved. 330 $bCan we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction--we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest strung across a charred landscape. Despite the widely held belief that tropical forests, once lost, are lost forever, the team led by the dynamic Daniel Janzen from the University of Pennsylvania moved relentlessly ahead, taking a broad array of political, ecological, and social steps necessary for restoration. They began with 39 square miles and, by 2000, they had stitched together and revived some 463 square miles of land and another 290 of marine area. Today this region is known as the Guanacaste Conservation Area, a fabulously rich landscape of dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest that gives life to some 235,000 species of plants and animals. It may be the greatest environmental success of our time, a prime example of how extensive devastation can be halted and reversed. This is an inspiring story, and in recounting it, Allen writes with vivid power. He creates lasting images of pristine beaches and dense forest and captures the heroics and skill of the scientific teams, especially the larger-than-life personality of the maverick ecologist Daniel Janzen. It is a book everyone concerned about the environment will want to own. 606 $aRestoration ecology$zCosta Rica$zGuanacaste National Park 606 $aRain forest ecology$zCosta Rica$zGuanacaste National Park 606 $aGardens, Landscape Architecture & Parks$2HILCC 606 $aArt, Architecture & Applied Arts$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 615 0$aRestoration ecology 615 0$aRain forest ecology 615 7$aGardens, Landscape Architecture & Parks 615 7$aArt, Architecture & Applied Arts 676 $a333.75/153/0972866 700 $aAllen$b William$f1952-$01534379 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784768003321 996 $aGreen Phoenix$93781848 997 $aUNINA