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64 pages : 24 cm Looks at the distribution of rain forests, their plants and animals, and the importance of rain forests to people and to life on earth. Looks at the impact of human activities, like logging and mining, on rain forests and the local population. Also looks at actions being taken to promote sustainable use of the rainforests What are rainforests and why are they important? From their unique plants and animals to their valuable resources of timber and minerals, the text looks at this fragile ecosystem and its destruction over the last fifty years. Can there be a balance between people's needs and the well-being of the forests themselves? Do rainforests have a future or is it that in 50 years' time, they will only exist as isolated, specially protected areas and parks? Topics of focus include: distribution of rainforests, their plants and animals; the importance of rainforests to people and life on Earth; the impact of human activities - like logging and mining - on rainforests and the local population; and what actions are being taken to promote sustainable use of the rainforests. The environmental strand of the 21st Century Debates series looks at the impact human dev

Author

Ewan McLeish

Publisher

Hodder Wayland; Hodder Wayland Childrens

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780750232456

Subjects

Science, Biology, Stem