Extending from west Africa to Madagascar, from the vast lowland
Congo Basin to the archipelago of forest islands on its eastern
rim, the African rain forest is surpassed in size only by the
Amazon. This book sheds light on the current efforts to understand
and conserve the African rain forest, an area in need of urgent
action to save its biological wealth, cultural heritage, and
economic potential.
Written by conservation scientists and practitioners based in
the African rain forest, the book offers a multidisciplinary
perspective that integrates many biological and social sciences.
Early chapters trace the forces -- from paleoecological factors to
recent human actions -- that have shaped the African forest
environment. The next chapters discuss the dominant biological
patterns of species ranging from the distinctive elephants,
gorillas, and okapi to the less well known birds, butterflies, and
amphibians. Other chapters focus on how such different groups as
hunter-gatherers, forest farmers, bushmeat hunters, recent
immigrants, and commercial foresters have used the forests. Several
authors stress the need for tighter links between research and
conservation action. The final section draws lessons from the
collective experience of those working in an Africa wracked by
political strife and economic hardship.
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