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This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by World Future Society on May 1, 1989. The length of the article is 3630 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Tropical forest gardening: an alternative to destruction. (biologist Gilberto Ocana develops the Forest Garden Project in Panama to save forest; fast growing acacia trees shade crops and enrich soil)
Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1989
Publisher: World Future Society
Volume: v23Issue: n3Page: p53(1)

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Bringing together leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammal species. Its contributors suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for the tropics' valuable -- and invaluable -- resources.

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This digital document is an article from American Scientist, published by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 3252 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Iridescent blue plants discovered in Asian, Central and South American forests do not produce color through pigmentation and anthocyanins. The plants, which include Selaginella willdenowii, feature the same color production mechanisms as insects for modifying interior light environments. Scientists, however, have yet to present a plausible hypothesis as to why the plants chose iridescence over photosynthetic efficiency.

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Title: Iridescent blue plants.
Author: David W. Lee
Publication: American Scientist (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Volume: v85Issue: n1Page: p56(8)

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This digital document is an article from American Scientist, published by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 633 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Where have all the rainforest flycatchers gone--and why? (Sigma Xi Today).(Brief Article)
Publication: American Scientist (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Volume: 90Issue: 4Page: 391(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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This digital document is an article from Pacific Science, published by University of Hawaii Press on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 6148 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Revegetation in dead Dicranopteris (Gleicheniaceae) fern patches associated with Hawaiian rain forests (1).
Author: Peter A. Follett
Publication: Pacific Science (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Volume: 57Issue: 4Page: 347(11)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of International Affairs, published by Columbia University School of International Public Affairs on March 22, 1998. The length of the article is 6739 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Space technology can be an important tool in monitoring the environmental quality of the rain forests in Brazil. The impact of deforestation and biomass burning can be measured by space and satellite technology. Destroying the tropical forests will increase global warming and decrease biological diversity. The Brazilian Space Agency developed a program to define investments in space technology from 1996 through 2005.

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Title: Space Technology and Environmental Monitoring in Brazil.
Author: Thelma Krug
Publication: Journal of International Affairs (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Columbia University School of International Public Affairs
Volume: 51Issue: 2Page: 655(1)

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This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on November 1, 1995. The length of the article is 2175 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Suriname is carpeted with rich tropical forests, but the government is encouraging the quick exploitation of the mineral and timber resources within those forests. The activities of Asian timber companies in Suriname's forests are causing international concern. Logging plans threaten the four Amerindian tribes and six Maroon peoples that inhabit Suriname's forests.

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Title: Asia logs Suriname. (logging activity in Suriname's forests)
Author: Marcus Colchester
Publication: Multinational Monitor (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1995
Publisher: Essential Information, Inc.
Volume: v16Issue: n11Page: p13(3)

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This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on March 22, 1999. The length of the article is 833 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Clearcutting the Pacific Rain Forest: Production, Science, and Regulation.(Review)
Author: Gordon Brent Ingram
Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1999
Publisher: University of British Columbia
Volume: 72Issue: 1Page: 155(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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This digital document is an article from Fund Raising Management, published by Hoke Communications, Inc. on December 1, 1989. The length of the article is 18069 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Saving the rain forest. (World Wildlife Fund campaign) (Non-Profit Echo Award Winners)
Publication: Fund Raising Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1989
Publisher: Hoke Communications, Inc.
Volume: v20Issue: n10Page: p20(2)

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on October 1, 1999. The length of the article is 673 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: NAFANUA: Saving the Samoan Rain Forest.(Review) (book review)
Author: Kara Caesar
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1999
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 89Issue: 4Page: 610

Article Type: Book Review

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The rainforests are increasingly topical in today's eco-conscious society; yet people remain ignorant of the many issues obfuscated by the language and methods of international development policy. Women's Voices from the Rainforest discusses these issues and analyzes the causes and effects of such policy. ... Read more

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The Dipterocarp forests of SE Asia constitute a dominant component of the world's tropical forests. As such, they are intertwined with a Pandora's box of problems that have plagued the world for decades; Over- and underdevelopment, poverty, hunger, population growth, exploitation of natural resources, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, the debt crisis and, of late, climate change. The world community has responded to the crucial role of these forests and the dangers facing them with funds, and a myriad of programmers, projects, institutions, conferences and networks. Apparently neither a lack of knowledge nor finance constrains the dissipation of sustainable management practices: the fate of the world's Dipterocarp forests will certainly depend on the involvement of scientists from many nations and disciplines, but will perhaps ultimately, rest with local policymakers, forest administrators and line foresters. Unfortunately, these two groups rarely share realms, readings or reasoning: practical foresters, invariably very involved with the challenges of day-to-day forest management in remote, isolated environments, may long remain oblivious to scientific developments. Traditionally though they do find solutions to problems, gain deep insights into forest responses and practical constraints, and sometimes even report in semi-obscure publications, which rarely reach the scientific circuit.

The editors of the book, both experienced forest and soil scientists and practical forest managers, have attempted to bridge the gap between the realms of forest science and practice in Dipterocarp ecology, management and utilization. ... Read more