Book ID: 58010
Ramakrishna, Kilaparti and George M. Woodwell (eds.)
The Future of World Forests. Their Use and Conservation. 1993. figs. tabs. XX,156 S. gr8vo. Cloth.
The continuous destruction of forests around the world contributes toglobal warming and to systematic and progressive impoverishment of landand people. In this book, scientists, legal experts, and economistsdocument the importance of forests in the workings of the biosphere anddefine the issues involved in using and protecting the great forests ofthe earth. They conclude by recommending the creation of an independentinternational commission that will weigh the environmental, economic,and technicological implications or various policy options on theconservation and development of forests and then pursue appropriateaction.