Deforestation

Warren Dean chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic F...

In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed, global perspective on deforestat...

In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed, global perspective on deforestat...

The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin ...

Alternatives to Deforestation explores some of the possible sustainable uses of the world's largest rain forest, the Amazon. The collection by scie...

The fragmentation of the tropical rain forests is the subject of this study, which looks at the devastating damage caused to these sensitive areas....

The fragmentation of the tropical rain forests is the subject of this study, which looks at the devastating damage caused to these sensitive areas....

'A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees'A fascinating story and a crucial ...

Expanded Edition This new, expanded edition of The Unquiet Woods, Ramachandra Guha's pathbreaking study of peasant movements against commercial for...

Tropical forests are vanishing at an alarming rate. This book, based on extensive international field research, highlights one solution for preserv...

Tropical forests form the most diverse and complex ecosystem on earth—a virtual powerhouse of evolution—containing 40 percent of all living species...

What is a natural forest disturbance? How well do we understand natural forest disturbances and how might we emulate them in forest management? Wha...

Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects...

Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects...

The extraordinary story of Israel’s forests, from ancient times to the present. In this insightful and provocative book, Alon Tal provides a detail...

Published in 2002, "Deforesting the Earth" was a landmark study of the history and geography of deforestation. Now available as an abridgement, thi...

The rapid disappearance of tropical forests is widely recognized as a crucial problem for the world's environment, yet little is known about these ...

According to available estimates, forests cover more than one quarter of the world's total area. About sixty percent of these forests are situated ...

While many studies of tropical deforestation neglect the indigenous people of the forests, this book illuminates the insights local people have int...

Addressing decades of rain forest destruction, concerned scientists, often in concert with various environmental movements, have amassed an impress...

Destruction of tropical rain forests has increased exponentially in recent years, as have efforts to conserve them. However, information essential ...

Destruction of tropical rain forests has increased exponentially in recent years, as have efforts to conserve them. However, information essential ...

A field guide to the marvellously diverse creatures of the rainforest, this book includes information on 226 species. It identifies characteristics...