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This authoritative volume examines the reasons for rainforest destruction, the effects of deforestation on indigenous plant and animal life, and the policies and actions that are currently being taken to protect rainforests.

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• Preface(p. xi)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• Rainforest Locations(p. 1)
• Tropical Rainforests(p. 1)
• Temperate Rainforests(p. 2)
• Vital Support Systems(p. 3)
• Rainforest Habitats(p. 5)
• Tropical Habitats(p. 5)
• Temperate Habitats(p. 6)
• Products from Tropical Forests(p. 7)
• Indigenous People(p. 10)
• Works Cited(p. 11)
• 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions(p. 13)
• Disappearing Forest Cover(p. 13)
• Government Policies Contributing to Deforestation(p. 15)
• Amazonia Rainforest Destruction(p. 15)
• North American Policies(p. 17)
• Logging in the Tropics(p. 21)
• Other Causes of Tropical Deforestation(p. 23)
• Cattle Ranching(p. 23)
• Oil Extraction(p. 24)
• Dam Building(p. 25)
• The Impacts of Deforestation(p. 27)
• Indigenous People in Jeopardy(p. 27)
• Effects on Natural Resources(p. 29)
• Forest Fires and Global Warming(p. 32)
• Record Forest Fires(p. 32)
• Climate Change(p. 33)
• Efforts to Preserve Rainforests(p. 36)
• International Efforts(p. 36)
• Government Actions(p. 37)
• Grassroots Efforts(p. 39)
• Visions for the Future(p. 40)
• Works Cited(p. 41)
• Further Reading(p. 43)
• 3 Chronology(p. 45)
• 4 People and Events(p. 59)
• Abbey, Edward(p. 59)
• Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act(p. 60)
• Blythe, Stephen(p. 60)
• Brown, Lester R.(p. 61)
• Earth Day(p. 62)
• Ehrlich, Paul R. and Anne H.(p. 64)
• Goldman Environmental Prize(p. 65)
• Kyoto Protocol(p. 66)
• Lovejoy, Thomas Eugene(p. 68)
• Marsh, George Perkins(p. 69)
• Mendes, Chico(p. 70)
• Montiel Flores, Rodolfo(p. 71)
• Myers, Norman(p. 73)
• Nugkuag Ikanan, Evaristo(p. 74)
• Paiakan, Paulo(p. 75)
• Pinchot, Gifford(p. 76)
• Raven, Peter H.(p. 77)
• Red List of Threatened Species(p. 78)
• Roddick, Anita(p. 79)
• Wilson, Edward O.(p. 80)
• Weyerhaeuser, Frederick(p. 81)
• "Wise Use" Movement(p. 82)
• 5 Data and Documents(p. 85)
• Forest Cover(p. 86)
• Temperate Rainforests(p. 87)
• Harvesting in U.S. Forests(p. 87)
• Reducing Wood and Paper Use(p. 88)
• Valuable Ancient Trees(p. 89)
• Tropical Rainforest Products(p. 91)
• "Hot Spots"(p. 91)
• World Bank Lending and the World Commission on Dams(p. 98)
• Documents on Rainforests(p. 100)
• World Scientists' Warning to Humanity(p. 100)
• Manifesto on Predatory Logging in Amazonia(p. 104)
• Declaration of Curitiba(p. 109)
• Indigenous Peoples' Declaration(p. 112)
• North American Free Trade Agreement and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation(p. 117)
• United Nations Documents(p. 121)
• 6 Directory of Organizations(p. 133)
• 7 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources(p. 167)
• Selected Print Resources(p. 167)
• Atlases, Directories, and Guides(p. 168)
• Biodiversity and Species Extinction(p. 171)
• General Environmental Subjects(p. 175)
• Global Warming and Climate Change(p. 179)
• Indigenous peoples(p. 181)
• Sustainable Society(p. 183)
• Temperate Rainforests(p. 186)
• Tropical Rainforests(p. 192)
• Selected Nonprint Resources(p. 207)
• Audio Books(p. 208)
• Bibliographies and Databases on the World Wide Web(p. 208)
• Computer Programs and CD-ROMs(p. 209)
• Films and Videos(p. 210)
• Addresses and URLs of Publishers and Distributors(p. 221)
• Glossary(p. 231)
• Index(p. 237)
• About the Author(p. 257)

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Library Journal Review

A sourcebook on tropical and temperate rainforest destruction should be ideal for libraries, but children's book author Gay fails to apply intellectual rigor to the content and structure of this book despite the classic reference format. An initial chapter on rainforest biology and deforestation is up-to-date and accurate but superficial. The facts and statistics section is an unfocused assortment of random charts, lists, and documents that can be located in other sources, as can the organizations featured in the environmental directory. The print bibliography is a jumble of trade, technical, juvenile, and regional books with annotations that fail to distinguish among similar titles or to guide research in any way. The nonprint bibliography may be a more ditinctive resource. Other sections include a chronology, glossary, and biographical sketches. The audience for this book is unclear, though the content is slanted somewhat to the general public, and the coverage is too simplistic for serious research. This book has too many problems to be recommended.-- Beth Clewis, Prince William P.L., Va. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

Written by a prolific author of young adult books, this work includes a brief introductory essay, a chronology, biographical sketches, annotated bibliographies, several documents, a filmography, a directory of organizations, and a glossary. The large number of sections and the volume's small size necessitate a rather cursory treatment of the issues and detract from its usefulness as a reference work. The introductory text balances coverage of both temperate and tropical rain forests, but most will find it too superficial. The accompanying maps have been abstracted to the extent that they fail to enlighten the reader. The selective directory and bibliography sections are annotated and, while they contain few surprises, should be of use to casual readers. Those interested in tropical rain forests will be better served by The Last Rain Forests, ed. by Mark Collins (1990), Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa (CH, Jun'93), and Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific (CH, Jun'91). Not recommended. L. B. Ross; University of Vermont

Booklist Review

New volumes in the publisher's Contemporary World Issues series of research guides for high-schoolers and undergraduates.

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Kathlyn Gay is the author of more than 100 books, including young adult books, encyclopedias, teacher manuals, and portions of textbooks. Most of her work focuses on social and environmental issues, culture, history, and communication