Managing a Global Resource - Challenges of Forest Conservation and Development

Informationen zum Autor Uma J. Lele Klappentext The rapid loss of tropical forests, particularly in the developing world, has been a global concern since the late 1980s and has prompted a variety of international initiatives to save the forests Zusammenfassung The rapid loss of tropical forests, particularly in the developing world, has been a global concern since the late 1980s and has prompted a variety of international initiatives to save the forests Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Managing a Global Resource: An Overview; 2: Costa Rica: At the Cutting Edge; 3: China: The World's Largest Experiment in Conservation and Development; 4: India's Forests: Potential for Poverty Alleviation; 5: A New Deal for Cameroon's Forests?; 6: Forest Management in Indonesia: Moving from Autocratic Regime to Decentralized Democracy; 7: Brazil's Forests: Managing Tradeoffs among Local, National, and International Interests; 8: The Way Ahead

Product details

• Authors: Uma Lele
• Assisted by: Uma J Lele (Editor), Uma J. Lele (Editor)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2002
• EAN: 9780765801371
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0137-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Advances in Evaluation & Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Deforestation, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies