Book ID: 44195
Collins, Mark N., Jeffrey A. Sayer, Thimothy C. Whitmore (eds.)
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific.1991. 55 colour maps. Many coloured illustrations. 256 p.l ex8vo. Cloth.
Part 1 of the atlas describes the issues, the impact of human encroachment, government policies, changes in agricultural practices, tropical timber trade,etc. Part 2 of the atlas presents 18 country studies, with detailed colour maps of tropical forests and accompanying text that describes the current situation in each country. The text interpretes the maps from a conservationist's standpoint and describes the local impact of deforestation of each country in the region. A final chapter sums up the debate and looks at the future of rain forests and strategies for sustaining them.