Why Are The Rainforests Being Destroyed?

Littlewood, Peter. (Author). Learning, Britannica Digital. (Added Author).

Summary: Why Are the Rain Forests Being Destroyed? looks at the threats to the world?s rain forests from the logging and mining industries, power and oil companies, and from ranchers and farmers.

Record details

ISBN: 9781615356614 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1615356614 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (45 p.)
Publisher: Chicago : Britannica Digital Learning, 2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Contents; Chapter 1: Why do we need the rain forests?; Chapter 2: What are the threats to the rain forest?; Chapter 3: How is agriculture a threat?; Chapter 4: What happens when the rain forests are destroyed?; Chapter 5: How do we address the problem?; Chapter 6: How can we help?; Glossary; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; N; P; R; S; Further information; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.