Reconciling agriculture with the conservation of tropical forests
The expansion of agriculture is widely held to be one of the causes of tropical deforestation. Simply stated, the progressive expansion of agriculture into areas of tropical forest can only occur when forests are slashed. There is little doubt that in many places an increased need for agricultural l...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
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Marcel Dekker
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18920 |
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