Forest Conservation Projects Research Articles

The Downstream Benefits of Soil Conservation in Third World Hydroelectric Watersheds

Many forest conservation projects seek to preserve biodiversity by protecting habitats from exploitation or degradation. Although such efforts are often motivated by global concerns, habitat protection also yields domestic benefits. Some of these are ...

Tropical Forests: A Call for Action

This article is a review of a report called Tropical Forests: A Call for Action which was a report of an International Task Force convened by the World Resources Institute, World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme. The report was put together because the forestry problems of developing countries can only be solved in the wider arena of public policies for rural development, and because forest conservation and development projects can earn rates of economic return high enough to be self-sustaining. This report is important because for the first time major development assistance agencies have collaborated in the preparation of a comprehensive and cost-specific forestry program for developing countries.