Rainforest Destruction

Deforestation in the tropics is as much a social problem as an ecological one. Inequitable land distribution in many developing countries forces the peasants to work marginal land and perpetuate a cycle of poverty and environmental destruction. If these people are given title to productive land, and access to such social programs as free education and family planning, the cycle can be broken.

• The Physical Environment
• Rainforest Plants
• Rainforest Animals
• Peoples of the Rainforest
• Rainforest Destruction
• What can be done to save the Rainforests?
• The Consequences of Tropical Rainforest Destruction
• Suggested Further Reading