Conservation and management of tropical rainforests : an integrated approach to sustainability /

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Author / Creator:Bruenig, E. F.
Imprint:Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CAB International, c1996.
Description:xxi, 339 p. : ill. (1 col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2649272
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ISBN:0851989942
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-320) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The tropical rainforest ecosystem
  • 2. Rainforest use: wisdom, folly, ambivalence
  • 3. Sustainable forestry in rainforests
  • 4. Principles and strategies of sustainability
  • 5. Sarawak forestry: tortuous road towards sustainability
  • 6. Naturalistic natural rainforest management in Sarawak
  • 7. Restoration of degraded ecosystems
  • 8. Short-rotation tree plantations
  • 9. Management guidelines
  • 10. Timber certification, trademarking and monitoring
  • 11. Failures, major obstacles, trends and needs