Tropical Deforestation

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Summary: Shine a light of truth
Review: Tropical Deforestation can be explained in one very short sentence. The rainforests are being destroyed by average people trying to make a better way of life. This is the premise for this book and it is backed up by two decades or research. The book acknowledges there is deforestation in the Ecuadorian Rainforest, but it caused by more obscure facts than is generally reported on the evening news. The book shows that it is not poor people driven to the jungle trying to subsist, but it is energetic people that are actually trying to improve their lives and offer a better future to their children. The book also explains that there are cultural perceptions at work here in developing the rainforest that also helps exacerbate the situation. This book is not an easy read. However, if you want a text that will provide a comprehensive study on the rainforest and deforestation, this is the one.

Rating:
Summary: Shine a light of truth
Review: Tropical Deforestation can be explained in one very short sentence. The rainforests are being destroyed by average people trying to make a better way of life. This is the premise for this book and it is backed up by two decades or research. The book acknowledges there is deforestation in the Ecuadorian Rainforest, but it caused by more obscure facts than is generally reported on the evening news. The book shows that it is not poor people driven to the jungle trying to subsist, but it is energetic people that are actually trying to improve their lives and offer a better future to their children. The book also explains that there are cultural perceptions at work here in developing the rainforest that also helps exacerbate the situation. This book is not an easy read. However, if you want a text that will provide a comprehensive study on the rainforest and deforestation, this is the one.