@inbook{bibcite_551, keywords = {biodiversity, environmental policy, United States, international cooperation, badordinal}, author = {Kenton R. Miller and Walter V. Reid and Charles V. Barber and Jessica Tuchman Mathews}, title = {Deforestation and species loss}, abstract = {Deforestation and species loss are problems that have plagued modernization the world over. The worldwide estimate of the deforestation rate which was calculated by the FAO in 1980 was a loss of some 11.3 million hectares annually. With the loss of these forests, animals species biodiversity is greatly threatened. Population pressure and bad governmental policies has led to much deforestation. Global implications are that the world{\textquoteright}s food supply at risk, as well as, the international commerce based on the trade of agricultural commodities. It is necessary to reform government policies regarding land use to help manage the problem.}, year = {1991}, journal = {Preserving the Global Environment: The Challenge of Shared Leadership}, edition = {1}, pages = {78-111}, month = {01/1991}, publisher = {W.W. Norton}, address = {New York}, isbn = {0-393-96093-5}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756959738}, language = {English}, }