Format:
Online Ressource (2651 KB, 303 S.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Springer eBook Collection. Biomedical and Life Sciences Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9048195829
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9789048195824
Series Statement:
World forests 7
Content:
At the landmark 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), solemn resolutions were made both to protect the world's biodiversity and to co-operate on managing natural forests in a sustainable and ecologically responsible way. If anything, given recent developments in issues such as climate change and poverty, the problem of protecting and sustaining forests should logically have become more important globally. Yet public interest in, and development support for, forest activities have declined and rates of forest loss remain stubbornly high. Why has this happened? This book seeks answers to this question. It examines the often dysfunctional relationships between various members of the international forest constituency, which have so often prevented the formation of consensus. It also explores the tendency to pursue technical and politically convenient 'fixes' focused on the internal workings of the forest sector, while ignoring the overwhelming influence of external forces on the fate of forests. The result, all too often, has been programs which benefit a few powerful players and fail to provide real solutions. The book provides a new examination of and perspective on the international forest policy debate. It clarifies the reasons for global forest conflicts and provides insight for future policy development. Including examples from both the developed and developing world, it provides an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students in forest policy and international relations, as well as a useful reference for policymakers and professionals in the forest sector, the development community and conservationists. With significant global attention now focused on reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), the authors examine the promise and the potential problems that apply to this initiative.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The Future of the World'sForests; Contents; Part IIssues and Questions; Chapter 1: Disappearing Rainforests: New Solutions; Chapter 2: Global Forests: Debate and Dysfunction; Chapter 3: The State of Global Forest Resources*; Part IIThe Dynamics of Forest Loss; Chapter 4: Are Trade and Forests Survival Compatible?; Chapter 5: Deforestation: Causes and Symptoms; Part III:Sustainability and Valuationof the Forests; Chapter 6: Sustainability Versus Ideology in the Forests; Chapter 7: Financing Forests Sustainability from Ecosystem Values; Chapter 8: Final Thoughts; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789048195817
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Future of the World's Forests Ideas Vs Ideologies
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
Forstpolitik
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Forstwirtschaft
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-9582-4
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