书目名称 | The Future of the World‘s Forests | 副标题 | Ideas vs Ideologies | 编辑 | Jim Douglas,Markku Simula | 视频video | | 概述 | Good expertise, high ranking authors well-known throughout the forest and forest policy sectors Timeliness, particularly given the re-emergence of forests in the climate debate Detailed analysis of po | 丛书名称 | World Forests | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | 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 | 出版日期 | Book 2010 | 关键词 | Deforestation; Rainforest; Sustainable forest management; Tropical rainforest; biodiversity; development; | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9582-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-94-007-3327-5 | isbn_ebook | 978-90-481-9582-4Series ISSN 0785-8388 Series E-ISSN 1566-0427 | issn_series | 0785-8388 | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 |
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