Forest resource policy in Latin America

the long version

"Latin America has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, and its forests are exploited for the benefit of both rich and poor. How can the region conserve its rich natural inheritance? Forest Resource Policy in Latin America gathers the thinking of a score of experts on sustainable use and management of forests, including incentives for investment. They tackle the thorny social issues of property rights, deforestation, and forest management and ownership by indigenous people. Alternative forest concession policies and trade and environmental issues in forest production are analyzed."--BOOK JACKET.