Forests (Diminishing Resources)

Stenstrup, Allen

ISBN 10: 1599351161 ISBN 13: 9781599351162

Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub, 2009

Synopsis

Examines forests around the world, discussing the impact that humans are having on them, the deforestation of the Amazon, the threat to mangroves, and the efforts that different countries are making to preserve and increase their forests.

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With conservation a passionate issue for many teens, these up-to-date titles in the Diminishing Resources series will draw activists, but even readers who do not think they care that much will find the facts devastating, with quotes from authoritative sources—environmentalists, scientists, and survivors—about both the historic overview and the contemporary crisis, with full-color double-page photos that show what is happening now. In Forests, the statistics are staggering: forests are home to 70 percent of the world’s flora and fauna, and 1.6 billion people worldwide depend on them for their livelihood, yet the losses are huge, much of them caused by the conversion of forests to agricultural land. Besides recounting the devastation, each title includes urgent contemporary projects, global and local, that inspire hope. Researchers will welcome the clear, extensive back matter filled with time lines, detailed source notes, a bibliography, and Web sites. Grades 7-12. --Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1599351161
• ISBN 13: 9781599351162
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 112