A Commentary on: Forests in a Warming World: A Time for New Policies

  • Judith Gradwohl
  • Russell Greenberg
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Abstract

As human habitation, cattle ranching, logging and other forms of development rapidly engulf the remaining wild areas in the tropics, it may be time to reassess the adequacy of existing tropical forest conservation measures. George Woodwell presents a compelling argument for the need to develop new national and international policies that treat stands of natural forest like other critical resources such as clean air and water (Woodwell, 1991).

Keywords

Tropical Forest Forest Fragment Yucatan Peninsula Small Forest Local Climatic Change 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991

Authors and Affiliations

  • Judith Gradwohl
    • 1
  • Russell Greenberg
    • 2
  1. 1.Office of Environmental AwarenessSmithsonian InsititutionUSA
  2. 2.Migratory Bird ProgramSmithsonian Environmental Research CenterEdgewaterUSA

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