deforestation

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

Discusses rain forest ecology and its worldwide destruction, using the Amazon Basin as a case study.

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.

Explores how the resource of forest have diminished and what can be done to improve the resource.

Discusses the adverse impact of development and other activities on the ecology of tropical forests, and considers the consequences of large-scale deforestation.