Deforestation of Tropical Rain Forests: Economic Causes and Impact on Development

accounted Africa agri agricultural land agricultural production agricultural sector Amelung Asia and Oceania average bauxite Bolivia Brazil calculated Cameroon closed forest Cologne Colombia Congo consumption contribution conversion of tropical Costa Rica defor deforestation ecological economic activities Ecuador eighties employment estimated exploitation fallow FAO/UNEP forest conversion forest degradation forest ecosystem forestry sector Gabon Ghana Guyana Hence hydropower important incentives Indonesia industries input Ivory Coast Länderbericht Lanly Latin America Liberia located in tropical logging Madagascar major Malaysia Mexico migration million mineral mining sector Nigeria non-coniferous outer islands Papua New Guinea pastures percent of total percentage share period Peru Philippines policy measures processing production in tropical programs rain forest areas regions reserves roundwood sawnwood shifting cultivators sizeable sq km Sri Lanka Stuttgart 1988 Suriname Thailand trade tropical countries tropical forest areas tropical forest resources tropical hardwood tropical rain forests value-added Venezuela Wirtschaftsentwicklung 1988 wood products wood-based panels Zaire