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.