Tropical deforestation: Balancing regional development demands and global environmental concerns

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Abstract

The escalation of debate over deforestation from local to international levels Is challenging government institutions and may complicate the forging of multilateral agreements to curb deforestation. Attempts to curb deforestation have proven technically difficult, costly, and politically controversial at local, national, and international levels. The ecopolitlcal framework presented in this article provides a means of analysing the role of various actors involved in tropical deforestation and the political jurisdictions within which they operate. Deforestation policies may have limited impact on global warming but will greatly affect millions of Third World peoples who subsist in and around tropical forests.

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    The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the US government. The author wishes to thank his colleagues in the Office of The Geographer and the reviewers for their insightful comments. Graphics for the article were created by William Hezlep, Leo Dillon, and Daniel Kiser.

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