Why Forests? Why Now? : the Science, Economics, and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change.

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time#x97;averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Seymour, Frances
Other Authors:	Busch, Jonah
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Forest conservation. Forest conservation > Tropics. Forests and forestry > Tropics. Deforestation > Prevention. Climate change mitigation. Carbon sequestration. Forests and forestry. Tropics.