Degraded Forests in Eastern Africa (Earthscan Forest Library)

by Frans Bongers (Author), TimmTennigkeit (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $45.66

  Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. This book examines this problem in East Africa.