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The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests

Asia and the Pacifics

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. N. Mark Collins

    1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK

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  2. Jeffrey A. Sayer

    1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland

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  3. Timothy C. Whitmore

    1. Geography Department, Cambridge University, UK

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-6
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Introduction

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 9-12

    3. Forest Wildlife

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 13-24

    4. People of the Tropical Forests

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 25-29

    5. Shifting Cultivation

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 30-35

    6. Agricultural Settlement Schemes

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 36-42

    7. Natural Rain Forest Management

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 43-50

    8. Tropical Timber Trade

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 51-55

    9. Government Policies and Land Use Planning

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 56-59

    10. The Protected Areas System

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 60-67

    11. The Tropical Forestry Action Plan

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 68-75

    12. A Future for Tropical Forests

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 76-81

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-84
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    2. Australia

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 85-91

    3. Bangladesh

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 92-97

    4. Brunei

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 98-102

    5. Burma (Myanmar)

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 103-110

    6. Cambodia

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 111-115

    7. China and Taiwan

      • N. Mark Collins, Jeffrey A. Sayer, Timothy C. Whitmore
      Pages 116-125
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The first of a series designed to cover all tropical rain forests in the world. This is a visual portfolio of detailed maps of Asia, accompanied by a text which seeks to analyze the extent and causes of deforestation and to point a way towards sustainable forest development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK

    N. Mark Collins

  • International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland

    Jeffrey A. Sayer

  • Geography Department, Cambridge University, UK

    Timothy C. Whitmore

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