Recognizing that sound information is vital to the progress of conservation, IUCN have gathered together a visual portfolio of maps of rain forests in Africa. The accompanying text analyzes the extent and causes of deforestation and points a way towards sustainable forest development. The atlas is divided into two parts. Part 1 describes the issues: history of forests and climate in tropical Africa; biological diversity in the moist forests of the Afrotropical region; case studies in conserving large mammals; forest peoples; links between population, environment and agriculture; African timber trade; forest management; protected areas system; and the future for Africa's tropical forests. Part 2 contains the country studies with each chapter including a detailed map of the rain forests. The accompanying text describes in detail the current situation in that country.
Product details
- Hardback | 288 pages
- 235 x 305mm | 1,365g
- 07 Oct 1992
- Macmillan Education
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- colour maps, sketch maps, bibliographes, glossary, indices
- 0333577574
- 9780333577578
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