Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes. Götz Schroth, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Celia A. Harvey, Claude Gascon, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, and Anne-Marie N. Izac, eds. 2004. Island Press, Washington, DC. 523 pp. $90 cloth, $45 paperback.

It is common knowledge that coral reefs and tropical rain forests hold the greatest amount of biodiversity; yet, both have suffered grievous damage in modern times. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes brings together the works of hundreds of scientists, dedicated environmentalists, conservationists, social activists, and economists, in a series of articles arguing the merits of agroforestry strategy and its attempts to mitigate the damage to tropical forests and conserve their biodiversity.