THE LAST RAIN FORESTS A World Conservation Atlas

Langue : anglais

Edité par Mitchell Beazley with Book Club Associates, London, 1990

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THE LAST RAIN FORESTS World Conservation Atlas. Mark Collins (General Editor) Mitchell Beazley with Book Club Associates, London. 1990 Revised and Updated Edition 200pp Illustrated Hardback. This mint unread copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. As seen from Skylab a mere ten years ago, the Amazon Basin was a dense expanse of trees stretching from horizon to horizon. Broken only by winding rivers, it was a lush image of endless growth. More recent photographs, however, depict quite a different landscape: a blazing forest enshrouded in a vast cloud of smoke that thinned only at the foot of the Andes. Once it was difficult to comprehend the extent of rain forests; now it is hard to comprehend the extent of their destruction. In 1989 alone, more than 55,000 square miles of rain forests were lost around the world: burned for cattle ranching and small-scale farming, flooded by dam projects, plundered for precious ores, timber, and rare species of animals and plants, scarred by roads built by the ravaging invaders. If the present rate of deforestation continues, many rain forests in tropical America, Africa, and Asia will be gone by the end of the next century. In fact, less than .02 % are currently being managed on a sustainable basis. The Last Rain Forests is an authoritative, comprehensive, and--with more than 200 full colour photographs and maps--stunningly beautiful guide to the people, flora, and fauna of the richest habitats on earth. Prepared in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a consortium of some 500 major conservation organizations across the globe, and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, this is the first popular reference to map the world's rain forests, spell out the problems facing these regions, and propose realistic strategies for ensuring their survival. It discusses in detail what the world's rain forests are, how they work, who lives in them, and why we need them, and explores the threats they face today. The volume then presents a unique, thoroughly up-to-date atlas of more than fifty rain forests, from the Caribbean to Central Africa, from Brazil to Bangladesh. It concludes with concrete proposals for saving these imperilled regions and, ultimately, our planet. A pictorial feast, an authoritative reference, and a blueprint for change, The Last Rain Forests allows readers to shape informed opinions--and take positive action--on one of the most pressing environmental issues of our day. Ref QQ1.

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Titre
THE LAST RAIN FORESTS A World Conservation Atlas
Auteur
MARK COLLINs (General Editor)
Éditeur
Mitchell Beazley with Book Club Associates, London
Année de publication
1990
État de l'article
Mint
Jaquette
Mint
Reliure
Hardback
Langue
anglais
Édition
First Thus
Dimensions
200pp

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