State of Venezuela's forests: A case study of the Guayana Region
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Provides the best available data on Guayana Region forest threats, including population increases, changes in settlement patterns, road building, and the allocation of logging and mining concessions.
Provides the best available data on Guayana Region forest threats, including population increases, changes in settlement patterns, road building, and the allocation of logging and mining concessions.
OUT OF PRINT
ISBN: 1-56973-508-5
152 pages
2002
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- Full text: State of Venezuela's forests: A case study of the Guayana Region (3.1 Mb)
- Front matter (774 Kb)
- Fact sheet (34 Kb)
- Foreword (148 Kb)
- Contents (151 Kb)
- Glossary (148 Kb)
- Key Findings (147 Kb)
- Summary (159 Kb)
- Chapter 1: An Overview of Venezuela's geography, population, economy, and forest legislation (377 Kb)
- Chapter 2: Forest cover and protection (640 Kb)
- Chapter 3: Non-extractive value of forests of the Guayana region (430 Kb)
- Chapter 5: Conclusions (293 Kb)
- Annexes (395 Kb)
- Chapter 4: Forest development trends (1.3 Mb)
Press Releases
April 3, 2002: Reports conclude much of world’s remaining intact forests at risk.
A series of reports based on new maps covering nearly half of the world's forests concludes that vast areas of remaining intact or old-growth and primary forests are being degraded as the result of unsustainable development practices.