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Rainforests of the World: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

By Kathlyn Gay

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
1993
ISBN
0874367123, 9780874367126
LCC
QH541.5.R27 G39 1993
Open Library ID
OL1428392M
Language
english
Format
CHM
Filesize
667 kB (683298 bytes)
Pages
221\0
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Rainforests of the World covers everything from the basic biology and chemistry of rainforests and their geographic location to problems, controversies, and solutions. A section highlights people and events like Gifford Pinchot, Lester Brown, Anita Roddick, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and the Kyoto Protocol. The documents provided include the Declaration of Curitiba, the Indigenous People's Declaration, and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The book includes a chronology, charts, tables, and graphs on rainforest destruction; a list of groups working to protect rainforests; an extensive annotated bibliography; and other references.

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