deforestation

Presents opposing viewpoints about various aspects of forestry, including the management of national forests and the question of how much damage is done by logging and acid rain.

The future of the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a young Indian boy and a scientist as they search for a nameless butterfly during one day in the rain forest.

Janisse Ray explains how spending her childhood in rural isolation grew into a passion to save the longleaf pine ecosystem in the South.

Provides readers with answers to some of the most basic questions about the world's disappearing rain forests. Examines the reasons for the forests' destruction, how it affects the indigenous animal and plant life, as well as the entire planet.

Describes the various cultures that live in rainforest areas around the world, including their foods and ways of life, and discusses efforts to preserve the rainforest; also includes a glossary and list of conservation organizations.

Discusses the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and details the efforts to save it.

Examines the problem of land degradation through erosion and deforestation, discussing how these processes occur and what effects they have.

A quest of exploration and adventure.

Provides answers to some of the most basic questions about the world's disappearing rain forests. Examines the reasons for the forests' destruction, how it affects the indigenous animal and plant life, as well as the entire planet.

Collects twenty-nine articles in which various viewpoints on the topics of carbon offsets are presented, covering how carbon trading works, effectiveness of the strategy on the reduction of global warming, the benefits of tree-based offsets, and regulation issues.