Describes the current efforts to understand and conserve the second largest rain forest in the world, an area in need of urgent action to save its biological wealth, cultural heritage and economic potential.
William Weber and Amy Vedder are directors and Lee J. T. White is a conservation scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York. Lisa Naughton-Treves is assistant professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
This book contains a great deal of new and valuable information on the biology, human use, and conservation of African rain forests. Kathryn Saterson, Brandywine Conservancy, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania"