This volume focuses on the many aspects that make rain forests, temperate forests, and boreal forests such a valuable natural resource and why we cannot live without them. Coverage includes: Valuable resources provided by forests; Forest wildlife; Indigenous peoples and their unique and irreplaceable cultures; The multitude of botanical resources stored in forests; The diverse uses of forests; Serious present-day impacts that are killing our forests and how to best manage them; Endangered species and the threats they face; Future issues and scientific discoveries; and The simple things everyone can do to help maintain healthy forest ecosystems.
ISBN: | 9780816063550 |
Publication date: | 30th June 2007 |
Author: | Julie Kerr Casper |
Publisher: | Facts On File |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 194 pages |
Series: | Natural Resources |
Genres: |
Geography |