 | Amazonia: Resiliency and Dynamism of the Land and Its People (UNU, 1995, 253 pages) |
 |  | Note from the editors |
| | Preface |
| | Acknowledgements |
|  | 1. Amazonia under siege |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Major objectives and regional coverage |
| | The substance of sustainability |
| | The question of criticality |
| | The urgency of improved resource management |
| | 2. Environmental threats |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | The myth of virginity |
| | Climatic change |
| | The environmental impact of smoke |
| | Soil erosion and floods |
| | Hydroelectric dams |
| | The environmental impacts of mining |
| | Petroleum extraction |
| | A blizzard of cocaine |
| | Habitat destruction and the loss of biodiversity |
| | 3. Forces of change and societal responses |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Population change |
| | Technological change |
| | Socio-economic and institutional change |
| | Beliefs and attitudes towards development |
| | Income and wealth issues |
| | Societal responses |
| | 4. Forest conservation and management |
| | Parks and preserves |
| | The extraction of non-timber forest products by settlers |
| | Forest management for timber and charcoal |
| | 5. Silviculture and plantation crops |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Silviculture for pulp |
| | Rubber plantations |
| | Oil-palm Oil palm |
| | Coconut |
| | 6. Agro-forestry and perennial cropping systems |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Diversity in space |
| | Diversity in time |
| | Agro-forestry integration with aquaculture and livestock |
| | Laissez-faire biocontrol |
| | Innovation at Tomé-Açu |
| | Revival in the Bragantina zone |
| | The pioneer experience: Transamazon and Rondônia |
| | The emergence of nurseries for perennial crops |
| | Comparisons with the Old World tropics |
| | Cash crops on the horizon |
| | Constraints on further intensification |
| | 7. Ranching problems and potential on the uplands |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Driving forces and the mythical hamburger connection |
| | Pasture development in the uplands |
| | Pasture restoration |
| | Savannas |
| | 8. Land-use dynamics on the Amazon flood plain |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | An aquatic breadbasket |
| | The collapse of jute and the emergence of market gardening |
| | Flood-plain orchards |
| | Livestock in conflict with crops and fisheries |
| | Setting the stage |
| | 9. Trends and opportunities |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Environmental degradation |
| | Wealth and well-being |
| | Vulnerability |
| | Fine-tuning the policy environment |
| | A team approach |
| | Conservation and sustainable development |
| | Appendices |
| | 1. Scientific names of plants (exclusive of ornamentals, medicinal plants, and vegetables) growing in 31 home gardens and agro-forestry systems in 121 polycultural fields involving perennials in upland areas of the Brazilian Amazon, and their occurrence in second growth or forest |
| | 2. Ninety-seven agro-forestry configurations observed in 121 polycultural fields involving perennials in upland areas of the Brazilian Amazon, 1988-1992 |
| | 3. Seventy-four plant species (exclusive of ornamentals, medicinal plants, and vegetables) found in 31 home gardens in upland areas of rural Pará, 1992 |
| | 4. Locations and composition of 31 home gardens (exclusive of ornamentals, medicinal plants, and vegetables) sampled in upland areas of rural Pará, 1992 |
| | 5. Sixty plant species observed in 97 agro- forestry configurations in 121 polycultural fields involving perennials in upland areas of the Brazilian Amazon, 1988-1992 |
| | References (A - K) |
| | References (K - Z) |
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