Public policies and the misuse of forest resources

Resource Information

The work Public policies and the misuse of forest resources represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Public policies and the misuse of forest resources

Statement of responsibility

Edited by Robert Repetto, Malcolm Gillis

Contributor

• World Resources Institute
• Gillis, Malcolm
• Repetto, Robert C

Subject

• Forest policy -- Developing countries -- Case studies
• Deforestation -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries -- Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

This volume explores the role of governments in accelerating the rate of forest destruction by providing direct and indirect subsidies to support what would otherwise be non-commercial logging operations. In a series of country-by-country investigations, including examples from the developed and developing worlds, this book documents the government policies that are leading to the misuse of forest resources. Each is written by an authority on the county, and each contains descriptive, analytical and empirical material on key policies and their effects. The final country analysis focuses on the United States, where the consequences of the subsidized timber sales by the US Forest Service from most of the national forests are discussed. The book concludes with an overview of the impact of forest policies and the role of bilateral and multilateral agencies in their formulation. By directing attention toward the political dimension involved in forest clearance, this book will provide a clearer insight into the basic reasons why forests continue to be destroyed despite the outcry raised by conservationists

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Index

index present

LC call number

HD9768.D44

LC item number

P82 1988eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries