This book integrates the latest global developments in forestry science and practice and their relevance for the sustainable management of tropical forests. The

This new edition has been completely revised to provide up-to-date accounts of silvicultural practices, rural development issues, and the wider role that tree-p

Although global rates of deforestation have started to decrease, they remain alarmingly high in many tropical countries. In light of this challenge, the growing

This book provides a cross-section of all outstanding experience in all fields of tropical forestry under a drastically changing environment induced by climate

Importance pf tropical forests; characteristics of tropical forests; classification of tropical forests; deforestation in the tropics; management of tropical fo