Forests on Fire

Article Abstract:

The impact of low-intensity surface fires on Amazonian rain forests has been underestimated. These fires, along with the effects of logging, increase the vulnerability of tropical forests to future burning. The Global Fire Monitoring Center was established in 1998 to monitor, archive, and distribute information on the fire problem.

Environmental aspects, Amazon River region, Rain forest ecology

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Is 'good wood' bad for forests?

Article Abstract:

A resource economist and a tropical rain forest ecologist have studied mahogany logging in the Bolivian Amazon and have come to the conclusion that sustainable management is not always the best way to save forests. Their concerns and the arguments of their critics are discussed.

Analysis, Public opinion, Environmental policy, Sustainable forestry

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