ABSTRACT
This book is the outcome of a workshop on the conversion of tropical forest to pasture in Latin America convened in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1988. It examines the dynamics underlying this complex and destructive process and enlisted multiple perspectives in order to identify alternatives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|109 pages
Overviews
part Two|55 pages
Forest Uses
part Three|33 pages
Environmental Impacts
part Four|50 pages
Social Impacts
part Five|47 pages
Production Alternatives
part Six|28 pages
Developers' and Donors' Perspectives
part Seven|34 pages
Community Perspectives
part Eight|10 pages
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