Recognizing that sound information is vital to the progress of conservation, IUCN have gathered together a visual portfolio of maps of rain forests in Africa. The accompanying text analyzes the extent and causes of deforestation and points a way towards sustainable forest development. The atlas is divided into two parts. Part 1 describes the issues: history of forests and climate in tropical Africa; biological diversity in the moist forests of the Afrotropical region; case studies in conserving large mammals; forest peoples ...
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Recognizing that sound information is vital to the progress of conservation, IUCN have gathered together a visual portfolio of maps of rain forests in Africa. The accompanying text analyzes the extent and causes of deforestation and points a way towards sustainable forest development. The atlas is divided into two parts. Part 1 describes the issues: history of forests and climate in tropical Africa; biological diversity in the moist forests of the Afrotropical region; case studies in conserving large mammals; forest peoples; links between population, environment and agriculture; African timber trade; forest management; protected areas system; and the future for Africa's tropical forests. Part 2 contains the country studies with each chapter including a detailed map of the rain forests. The accompanying text describes in detail the current situation in that country.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Folio. HEAVY. viii, 288pp. Index, bibliography, num maps/co, ills. Or green cloth in jacket. The Atlas is presented in 2 parts: the first describes the issues-history of forests and climate, biological diversity, conservation of large mammals, forest peoples, links between population, environment, and agriculture, timber trade, forest management, protected area systems, and the future for Africa's forests. The second part is a country by country survey of the forests of Africa. The forest maps have been compiled from satellite and radar imagery and aerial photography, and were provided by forest departments, development agencies and international agencies. They represent the best published maps of Africa's forests available today.