Tropical Rain Forest: A Wider Perspective. 1998. (Conservation Biology Series,10). 32 figs. 416 p. Paper bd.

A text book.-Chapter headings: Tropical rain forests - what are theyreally like?/ Indigenous non - timber benefits from tropical rain forest/ Degeneration versus regeneration - logging in tropical rain forests/Forest people and conservation initiatives: the cultural context ofrain forest conservation in West Africa/ Forest and environmentaldegradation/ Soil and vegetation effects of tropical deforestation/Causes of tropical deforestation and institutional constraints toconservation/ The economics of the tropical timber trade andsustainable forest management/ Can non - market values save thetropical forests?/ The role of policy and institutions/ Modellingtropical land use change and deforestation/ Communicating the message:a case study from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/ Effective campaigning/Synthesis/ List of acronyms.