
The Primary Source
Tropical Forests and Our Future
Norman Myers(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 22. April 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
452 pages
978-0-393-30828-0 (ISBN)
Description
Tropical forests form the most diverse and complex ecosystem on earth-a virtual powerhouse of evolution-containing 40 percent of all living species. They provide us with food, medicines, germplasm stocks to replenish our crops, and new types of energy sources. It is clear we cannot afford to lose our tropical forests. But we are losing them-to the overexploitation of multinational corporations, to the severe economic needs of the Third World, and to the consumerist appetites of the developed nations. Where is this happening and why? The answers to these critical questions are set forth eloquently by Norman Myers, one of the world's leading experts on the environment and the author of The Long African Day, The Sinking Ark, and A Wealth of Species. Dr. Myers delineates the scope of the problem and offers a blueprint for its solution.
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Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
633 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-30828-0 (9780393308280)
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