Author: Foresta, Ronald A. [1944- ]
Title: Amazon Conservation in the Age of Development: The Limits of Providence
Description: Gainesville [FL], University of Florida Press, (1991). orig.boards. 23x15cm, x,366 pp.. Textual maps & tables. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Nature & the Practice of Development; Tracking the Landscape of Biological Value; The Mosaic of Opportunity; Conservation Ascendant; The Unseen Limits of Amazon Conservation; The Lees of Success: The IBDF in the Eighties; Defending the Natural Areas in the Eighties; Hobson's Choice: SEMA in the Eighties; Discerning the Limits of Providence in the Nineties and Beyond; Appendices.

Keywords: Biological Diversity, Amazon River, Biodiversity, Economic, Rural Development, Ecology, Environment, Environmental, Conservation