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FORESTS OF MEXICO: A DIMINISHING RESOURCE?
Citation:
Cairns, M., R. Dirzo, AND F. Zadroga. FORESTS OF MEXICO: A DIMINISHING RESOURCE? U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-95/443.
Description:
Forests of Mexico as elsewhere provide essential goods and services for both local citizens and the international community. uch benefits include climate regulation, biodiversity, and wood and nonwood products for local consumption and economic activity. eforestation, therefore, is a matter of great environmental and economic concern. his article assesses rates of deforestation, the present status of forests in Mexico, and major factors responsible for deforestation in the eight-state tropical southeastern region.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID:
51051