Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite the

The tropics are the source of many of our familiar fruits, vegetables, oils, and spice, as well as such commodities as rubber and wood. Moreover, other tropical

Fragile kingdoms of innumerable organisms and rich beauty, forests today are both our most plentiful and our most endangered natural resource. Understanding the

Wild Forests presents a coherent review of the scientific and policy issues surrounding biological diversity in the context of contemporary public forest manage

A Brookings Institution Press and Chatham House publication The global climate change problem has finally entered the world's consciousness. While efforts to fi