The story of Guiana is one of colonisation under very great difficulties, of trading ventures, failures through ignorance, quarrels, wars, corsairs and labour experiments. It was a point of contention between European powers such as the English Dutch and French.
This report, two years in the making, provides a comprehensive assessment of progress being made towards SFM in each ITTO producer member country and identifies the challenges remaining. Key findings include that the area deemed to be under sustainable management has grown by 50% over the past 5 years but that several countries continue to struggle to make the transition to sustainability in their tropical forests.
Le Comité français de l’UICN publie « Biodiversité d’Outre-mer » un ouvrage de référence présentant les dernières connaissances scientifiques sur la biodiversité terrestre et marine des collectivités françaises d’outre-mer ainsi que les actions mises en œuvre pour la protéger. Grâce à la contribution de plus de 150 experts, il permet de mesurer les efforts accomplis depuis dix ans et de souligner les défis restant à relever pour la conservation de la biodiversité.
The impacts of oil palm plantations have been widely ignored, and given widespread promotion of these plantations throughout the tropics, the World Rainforest Movement decided to bring together research and local struggles in this book, aimed as a tool for action. Presented are three representative cases for each continent -- Cameroon, Ecuador and Indonesia -- as well as a general overview and examples from other countries.
