Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Rainforests around the world: Rainforest diversity -- Human factor -- Vanishing habitat -- Future of rainforests -- Managing the rainforests -- Africa-Gorillas in the mist: Rainforests of West Africa -- Rainforests of Central Africa -- Rainforests of East Africa -- Future for African forests -- Madagascar-a world apart: Natural riches -- Man in Madagascar -- Protecting Madagascar's heritage -- Lemurs in danger -- Plants in peril -- India and South East Asia-forest treasures of the east: Asian rainforests -- India -- Vietnam -- Cambodia -- Laos -- Thailand -- Malaysia -- Indonesia and the Philippines-islands of glory: Indonesia -- Wildlife under threat -- Philippines -- Central America-rainforest corridor: Mexico to Panama -- Wealth of plants -- Endangered animals -- Eco-tourism -- Caribbean-fragile fragments: Island forests -- Montserrat and Dominica -- Jamaica -- Cuba -- Amazon-the place and its people: Forest ecology -- Man and the rainforests -- Endangered species -- Conservation measures -- People of the forests -- Brazil-Atlantic forests: Narrow belt -- Too late for the trees? -- Primates on the brink -- Temperate rainforests-cathedrals of the natural world: Global picture - Tasmania -- North America -- Original rainforest areas of the world -- Rainforest species of concern -- Useful addresses -- Further information.
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