Managing for Biodiversity in Tropical Forests
| Autor: | P. D. Khasa, B. P. Dancik |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Sustainable development
Resource (biology) Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Biodiversity International community Subsistence agriculture Forestry Management Monitoring Policy and Law Tropical forest Active participation Geography business Socioeconomic status Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 4:1-31 |
| ISSN: | 1540-756X 1054-9811 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j091v04n01_01 |
| Popis: | Tropical forests are very rich in biological diversity and form an important economic and ecological resource. This biodiversity is of great value for communities living in or near these forests as a ready source of subsistence and cash income, and for the world at large as a source of tropical timber and non-timber products and a repository of genetic and chemical information. However, this biological complexity is diminishing rapidly. We analyze the main human (anthropogenic) actions causing loss of tropical forest biodiversity along with the strategies of management for forest biodiversity. Not only is the biophysical component important in management for biodiversity, but the active participation and support of local people, national governments, and the international community as a whole are essential to effective and sustainable development of tropical forests. This development strategy ensures that socioeconomic and environmental benefits are provided for present and future generations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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