UID:
almafu_9960119583002883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 432 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-60112-3
Originaltitel:
Peter S. Thacher Environment Collection.
Inhalt:
This volume explores the role of governments in accelerating the rate of forest destruction by providing direct and indirect subsidies to support what would otherwise be non-commercial logging operations. In a series of country-by-country investigations, including examples from the developed and developing worlds, this book documents the government policies that are leading to the misuse of forest resources. Each is written by an authority on the county, and each contains descriptive, analytical and empirical material on key policies and their effects. The final country analysis focuses on the United States, where the consequences of the subsidized timber sales by the US Forest Service from most of the national forests are discussed. The book concludes with an overview of the impact of forest policies and the role of bilateral and multilateral agencies in their formulation. By directing attention toward the political dimension involved in forest clearance, this book will provide a clearer insight into the basic reasons why forests continue to be destroyed despite the outcry raised by conservationists.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Overview / Robert Repetto -- Indonesia / Malcolm Gillis -- Malaysia / Malcolm Gillis -- Incentive policies and forest use in the Philippines / Eufresina L. Boado -- Price and policy: the keys to revamping China's forestry resources / Li Jinchang et al. -- Public policy and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon / John O. Browder -- West Africa / Malcolm Gillis -- Subsidized timber sales from national forest lands in the United States / Robert Repetto -- conclusion / Malcolm Gillis and Robert Repetto.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-33574-4
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-34022-5
Sprache:
Englisch
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