Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics

by National Research Council, Board on Agriculture, Board on Science and Technology for International Development

Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 years.

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics provides critically needed direction for developing strategies that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309047498
• ISBN13: 9780309047494
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"