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A future for Palawan's forests?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Rupert Quinnell  and
Andrew Balmford
Rupert Quinnell
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
Andrew Balmford
Affiliation:
Large Animal Research Group, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
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Abstract

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Palawan is one of the last relatively undeveloped islands in the Philippines. It still has extensive forest cover, and is of considerable conservation importance. However, the remaining forests are disappearing fast in the face of rapid population growth and uncontrolled logging. The authors visited the island to carry out ecological fieldwork in 1984. Here they report on threats to the forests, and discuss the prospects for sustainable development on Palawan.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 30 - 35
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1988

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