Tropical Forest Conservation: An Economic Assessment of the Alternatives in Latin America

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This book developed partly out of Southgate's work as a consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank to assess the contributions that nontimber extraction, low-impact logging, genetic prospecting, and ecotourism can make to tropical forest conservation in Latin America. He begins with a review of the causes of deforestation, then examines the challenges of sustainable forest-based activities, and details the economics of environmentally sound harvesting. His conclusion offers an integrated strategy for habitat protection and economic progress. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


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This book assesses the viability of conservation strategies predicated on the adoption of environmentally sound enterprises in and around threatened habitats. Drawing on research in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru, the author contends that human capital formation and related productivity-enhancing investment is the only sure path to economic progress and habitat conservation.


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This book developed partly out of Southgate's work as a consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank to assess the contributions that nontimber extraction, low-impact logging, genetic prospecting, and ecotourism can make to tropical forest conservation in Latin America. He begins with a review of the causes of deforestation, then examines the challenges of sustainable forest-based activities, and details the economics of environmentally sound harvesting. His conclusion offers an integrated strategy for habitat protection and economic progress. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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