Cut and run [[electronic resource] ] : illegal logging and timber trade in the tropics / / edited by Rob Glastra |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, Ont., : International Development Research Centre, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (132 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.751370913 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GlastraRob |
Soggetto topico |
Logging - Corrupt practices - Tropics
Lumber trade - Corrupt practices - Tropics Deforestation - Tropics Forests and forestry - Tropics Rain forests |
ISBN |
1-280-71740-8
9786610717408 1-55250-053-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The World: Understanding the Illegal Logging and Timber Trade; Chapter 2 Brazil: Forest Management at Loggerheads; Chapter 3 Cameroon: Blind Ambition and the Domino Effect; Chapter 4 Ghana: A History of Mismanagement; Chapter 5 Paraguay: The Many Faces of Deforestation; Chapter 6 The Tropics: Comparing the Countries Studied; Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations: Arresting the Chase for Quick Profits; Appendix 1 Resolution on Illegal Timber Trade, Adopted at the 1996 IUCN World Conservation Congress
Appendix 2 Friends of the Earth InternationalAppendix 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910222203603321 |
Ottawa, Ont., : International Development Research Centre, c1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tropical forests : regional paths of destruction and regeneration in the late twentieth century / / Thomas K. Rudel |
Autore | Rudel Thomas K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 333.751370913 |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Tropics
Rain forest conservation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-231-13195-X
0-231-50690-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes -- 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation -- 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection -- 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth -- 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests -- 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses -- 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? -- 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands -- 10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests -- Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451862203321 |
Rudel Thomas K. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tropical forests : regional paths of destruction and regeneration in the late twentieth century / / Thomas K. Rudel |
Autore | Rudel Thomas K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 333.751370913 |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Tropics
Rain forest conservation |
ISBN |
0-231-13195-X
0-231-50690-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes -- 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation -- 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection -- 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth -- 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests -- 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses -- 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? -- 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands -- 10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests -- Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777556203321 |
Rudel Thomas K. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Tropical forests : regional paths of destruction and regeneration in the late twentieth century / / Thomas K. Rudel |
Autore | Rudel Thomas K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 333.751370913 |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Tropics
Rain forest conservation |
ISBN |
0-231-13195-X
0-231-50690-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes -- 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation -- 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection -- 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth -- 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests -- 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses -- 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? -- 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands -- 10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests -- Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814925603321 |
Rudel Thomas K. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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