Plantations for the tropics -- their role, extent and nature
This chapter describes the context in which tropical forest plantations are expanding as a source of industrial wood and fuel. World demand for the former is increasing, but the rate of increase is slowing and is subject to fluctuations in economic activity. Dependency on fuelwood is very high in ma...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1997
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17775 |
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