| Publication |
Great Britain, Heinemann, 1996.
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| Description |
48pBrown Spine
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| Series |
Earth Care
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| Summary/Abstract |
Forestry and Farming looks at the way we manage the soils, forests and farmlands that are under our trust. Highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches, it also provides possible solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing us; world hunger, desertification and food mountains.
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| Contents |
About this book
Introduction
Spaceship earth
Our changing planet
Challenge ahead
Land and trees
Fertile soil
Plant life
Global forest
Shrinking forests
Soil loss
Gaia watch - Sea dykes in Vietnam
Good use of land
Food and farming
Crops and croplands
Animals for food
Hungry for change
Global supermarket
Green revolution
Gaia watch - Pastoralists in Kenya
Future farming
World map: Political
Glossary
Index
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| Standard Number |
0431077290 Pb.
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