With an area of more than 2 million square miles (5.2 million square kilometers), the Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. It is so large t

Barbosa (sociology, San Francisco State University) provides a global, world-systemic analysis of the problem of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainfores

The information in this book will make you understand the need to protect Earth’s natural systems - the Amazon Rainforest included. There will be a discussion

The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book

The book is intended for a general audience, as well as for students, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders who are interested in learning more about the