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Our forests, our future : report of the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development /

"The world's forests are being cut and burnt at such a rapid rate that if action is not taken soon, we risk undermining their vital function in maintaining a habitable planet. Already, forest loss is contributing to the extinction of plants and animals, increased flooding and disruption of...

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Pengarang Korporat: World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
Pengarang-pengarang Lain: Salim, Emil., Ullsten, Ola.
Format: Buku
Bahasa:English
Diterbitkan: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Subjek-subjek:
Forests and forestry > Environmental aspects.
Forest ecology.
Forest management.
Sustainable forestry.
Forest conservation.
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Jadual Kandungan:
  • The World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
  • Acronymns
  • Forests in crisis
  • The nature of the crisis
  • Forests and the integrity of the human habitat
  • Trends in forest area
  • The earth is the sum of its parts
  • Temperate boreal forests
  • Europe and Asia
  • North America
  • Tropical and sub-tropical forests
  • Asia and Oceania
  • Africa
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Importance of forests
  • Biodiversity
  • Landscapes and water
  • Climate
  • Commercial products
  • Rural livelihoods
  • Energy security
  • Women and children
  • Cultural and recreational value
  • Forests and sustainable development
  • Politics and policies for a new era
  • Roots of the crisis
  • Roots are broad and deep
  • Economic forces which lead to forest decline
  • Missing markets
  • Divergence between private values and public values
  • Limitations of government policies
  • Timber concession policies and subsidies
  • Other subsidies affecting forests
  • Agriculture
  • Transport
  • Energy and mining
  • 'Reform the best, remove the rest'
  • Land ownership and tenure
  • Governance failure
  • Land hunger and lack of tenure
  • Failure to share benefits
  • Gender inequity
  • Displacement of communities
  • Ethical failure
  • Corrupt practices
  • Inequity
  • Cultural discrimination
  • Private and public interest
  • A web of interests
  • Forest-dependent communities
  • Rural communities
  • Forest dwellers
  • Shifting cultivators
  • Private woodland owners
  • Corporations, traders and forest industry workers
  • Consumers.

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