Memories of Forestry and Travel: Uganda,Mexico,Britain,Brussels and Beyond FROM THE PUBLISHER
Memories of Forestry and Travel reveals how there is more to forestry than trees and more to travel than tourism, and explains how forests are vital to human survival. Fred Hummel places forestry in the broader context of rural development, nature conservation, and the need for an international effort to conserve a precious resource. His unusual insight into the world of forestry is set against the backdrop of a life spent in forests throughout the world, from Uganda to Brussels, for over four decades.
Author Biography: Fred Hummel was born in Bavaria in 1915. He escaped from Hitler's Germany and studied at the Department of Forestry in Oxford.
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The 1995 winner of a German award for nature and landscape conservation recounts his early experiences from 1915-35, living in Belize with a forester father to schooling in Bavaria and at Oxford U.; World War II years in the Ugandan Colonial Forest Service and army; and later career with forestry commissions worldwide. Hummel offers a seasoned international perspective on conservation and rural development issues. Includes color and b&w photographs. Distributed in the US by Palgrave. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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