Saving The Rainforest With Sustainable Management
16 May 2001 - 12:00pm
The deforestation of the Amazonion rainforest has been an environmental and economic disaster. "Sustainable management" might be able to save the rainforest while yielding rich economic benefits.
"[I]n parts of Amazonia...timber firms are coming to see unharmed woodland as an asset that, properly managed, can yield a good income forever. Their enthusiasm has been bolstered by studies showing that 'sustainable management' of forests, also known as 'reduced-impact logging' (RIL), can be more profitable than the reckless conventional methods of timber extraction. "
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The Economist, May 15, 2001
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