Why forests? why now? : the science, economics, and politics of tropical forests and climate change

Washington D.C.

2016

429 S.

Illustrationen

Monographie

978-1-933286-85-3

17567BU

203331

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation.Tropischer Wald; Klimaänderung; Welt; Tropen; Klimaschutz; Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Entwaldung; Klimawandel; Regenwald; Forest conservation; Deforestation; Forests and forestry