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La gestion des régions forestières tropicales humides : directives écologiques : le programme de l'UICN de conservation des forêts
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ISBN: 2831701317 Year: 1993 Publisher: Gland Cambridge : UICN - Union mondiale pour la nature,

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Habiter la forêt tropicale au XXIe siècle
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ISBN: 9782709924559 Year: 2019 Publisher: Marseille : IRD Editions,

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Écosystèmes majeurs dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique, hauts lieux de biodiversité, les forêts tropicales humides abritent en ce début de XXIe siècle plus de 700 millions de personnes.Considérées tantôt comme gardiennes de la forêt, tantôt comme responsables de la déforestation, ces populations forestières font l'objet de nombreuses idées reçues. Mais qui sont-elles véritablement, et comment vivent-elles dans le monde contemporain ?Des derniers peuples chasseurs-cueilleurs aux migrants sans terre, des cultivateurs aux planteurs de caoutchouc en passant par les exploitants de palmier à huile et les forestiers, cet ouvrage décrit la réalité de ces populations dans toute leur diversité. Il met en lumière la richesse de leurs rapports à la forêt, de leurs représentations, de leurs pratiques et de leurs usages. Il illustre la façon dont elles s'inscrivent dans la globalisation, et comment le marché mondial et les politiques publiques affectent leurs modes de vie. Enfin, il souligne l'impact du changement global et des mécanismes financiers qui en résultent sur les modes de gestion des forêts tropicales et sur le devenir des populations forestières.Panorama inédit des forêts tropicales d'Amazonie, d'Afrique centrale, d'Asie du Sud-Est et de Madagascar, cet ouvrage réunit les textes d'anthropologues, d'écologues, de géographes, d'économistes... Il s'appuie sur une iconographie riche et originale, au plus près des populations et du terrain.


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The Amazon : what everyone needs to know
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ISBN: 0190668296 019756951X 0190668318 9780190668280 0190668288 9780190668297 Year: 2020 Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press,

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The Amazon is a land of superlatives. The complex ecosystem covers an area about the size of the continental U.S. The Amazon River discharges 57 million gallons of water per second-in two hours, this would be enough to supply all of New York City's 7.5 million residents with water for a year. Its flora and fauna are abundant. Approximately one of every four flowering plant species on earth resides in the Amazon. A single Amazonian river may contain more fish species than all the rivers in Europe combined. It is home to the world's largest anteater, armadillo, freshwater turtle, and spider, as well as the largest rodent (which weighs over 200 lbs.), catfish (250 lbs.), and alligator (more than half a ton). The rainforest, which contains approximately 390 billion trees, plays a vital role in stabilizing the global climate by absorbing massive amounts of carbon dioxide-or releasing it into the atmosphere if the trees are destroyed. Severe droughts in both Brazil and Southeast Asia have been linked to Amazonian deforestation, as have changing rainfall patterns in the U.S., Europe, and China. The Amazon also serves as home to millions of people. Approximately seventy tribes of isolated and uncontacted people are concentrated in the western Amazon, completely dependent on the land and river. These isolated groups have been described as the most marginalized peoples in the western hemisphere, with no voice in the decisions made about their futures and the fate of their forests. In this addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, ecologist and conservation expert, Mark J. Plotkin, who has spent 40 years studying Amazonia, its peoples, flora, and fauna. The Amazon offers an engaging overview of this irreplaceable ecosystem and the challenges it faces.


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Tropical forests, people and food : biocultural interactions and applications to development
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ISBN: 1850703809 9231028790 9789231028793 Year: 1993 Volume: 13 Publisher: Paris : Unesco,

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