Rain Forests

by Kallen, Stuart A.

• ISBN13: 9780737727418
• ISBN10: 0737727411
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial issue. Each volume includes both primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to further research.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(12)
The Destruction of the Amazon Rain Forest Is Polluting the World's Atmosphere	12	(6)
Henry Chu
Claims That Rain Forests Are Being Destroyed Are Exaggerated	18	(6)
David Rothbard
Craig Rucker
Oil Production Can Harm Rain Forests	24	(6)
Leslie Jermyn
Oil Production Can Help to Protect Rain Forests Center for International Forestry Research	30	(5)
The Hunt for Bush Meat Threatens Wildlife in African Rain Forests Bushmeat Crisis Task Force	35	(12)
Cattle Ranching Is Destroying Brazil's Rain Forest	47	(8)
David Kaimowitz
Loggers and Ranchers Are Murdering Rain Forest Activists	55	(5)
Andrew Buncombe
Business Leaders and Environmentalists Are Working Together to Preserve Rain Forests	60	(9)
Christopher M. Wille
Environmentalists Who Work with Corporations Harm Rain Forest Communities	69	(6)
Aziz Choudry
Ecotourism Can Help Save the Rain Forest	75	(6)
Keith Wilson
Ecotourism Harms the Rain Forest	81	(7)
Gregory C. Jones
Pharmaceutical Companies Can Preserve Rain Forests by Harvesting Medicinal Plants	88	(7)
Lidia Wasowicz
Buying Shade-Grown Coffee Can Restore Rain Forests	95	(8)
Brian Halweil
Sustainable Agricultural Practices Are Reversing Deforestation in Costa Rica	103	(10)
Joyce Gregory Wyels
Organizations to Contact	113	(3)
Bibliography	116	(4)
Index	120