The Primary Source

Tropical forests form the most diverse and complex ecosystem on eartha virtual powerhouse of evolutioncontaining 40 percent of all living species. They provide us with food medicines germplasm stocks to replenish our crops and new types of energy sources. It is clear we cannot afford to lose our tropical forests. But we are losing themto the overexploitation of multinational corporations to the severe economic needs of the Third World and to the consumerist appetites of the developed nations. Where is this happening and why? The answers to these critical questions are set forth eloquently by Norman Myers one of the worlds leading experts on the environment and the author of The Long African Day The Sinking Ark and A Wealth of Species. Dr. Myers delineates the scope of the problem and offers a blueprint for its solution.