Public Lecture
Saving Tropical Forests
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Biodiversity and Development: Social and Economic Dimensions of Conservation and Management
Biodiversity and Development: Social and Economic Dimensions of Conservation and Management
Tropical deforestation is a vivid example of human-caused environmental change and has troubling local and global consequences. In this lecture, Dr. Gary Hartshorn, Executive Director of the Organization for Tropical Studies, provides an overview of tropical deforestation and describes the various approaches he and colleagues have taken to restore tropical forests.