Jaffe, Mark.
Raiding the Rain Forest: For a Global Treasure, a New Threat. / Mark Jaffe. - Knight-Ridder, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 28. Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Raiding the Rain Forest: For a Global Treasure, a New Threat, May 20, 2001; pp. A1+.
"The world's beleaguered tropical rain forests--a band of woodland covering just six percent of the planet but holding two-thirds of its species--face a new threat: Asian commercial logging. Fueled by a growing economy at home and falling trade barriers abroad, big Asian timber companies have fanned out across the globe." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) The author examines the depletion of many South American rainforests, caused by Asian companies seeking timber and tampering with the ecosystem in order to meet the increasing demand for hardwood.
1522-3205;
Forest conservation.
Guyana Shield.
Logging.
Maroons.
Rain forests--Latin America.
Suriname.
AC1.S5
050
Raiding the Rain Forest: For a Global Treasure, a New Threat. / Mark Jaffe. - Knight-Ridder, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 28. Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Raiding the Rain Forest: For a Global Treasure, a New Threat, May 20, 2001; pp. A1+.
"The world's beleaguered tropical rain forests--a band of woodland covering just six percent of the planet but holding two-thirds of its species--face a new threat: Asian commercial logging. Fueled by a growing economy at home and falling trade barriers abroad, big Asian timber companies have fanned out across the globe." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) The author examines the depletion of many South American rainforests, caused by Asian companies seeking timber and tampering with the ecosystem in order to meet the increasing demand for hardwood.
1522-3205;
Forest conservation.
Guyana Shield.
Logging.
Maroons.
Rain forests--Latin America.
Suriname.
AC1.S5
050