Sustaining the Future. Economic, Social, and Environmental Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNU, 1996, 365 p.): Part 2: Environmental issues and futures: Tropical deforestation and its impact on soil, environment, and agricultural productivity

Sustaining the Future. Economic, Social, and Environmental Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNU, 1996, 365 p.)

Part 2: Environmental issues and futures

Tropical deforestation and its impact on soil, environment, and agricultural productivity

		(introduction...)
		Introduction
		TRF and its conversion
		Soils of the TRF ecosystem
		Forest conversion and soil productivity
		Deforestation and the emission of radiatively active gases
		Deforestation and hydrological balance
		Sustainable use of the TRF ecosystem
		Research needs
		References