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The seminal paper in the first chapter held out the promise that forest industries could be mechanisms for development, and the rest of the first part elaborates this idea. The second part reveals the author's growing doubts about the consequences of the forestry development projects which were actually being implemented. These doubts led eventually to his famous denunciation of tropical forest development which impoverished the many and enriched the few. 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The book opens with a description of the evolution of trees, their biochemistry, and their ecological importance in both global and local terms. The author compares the different methods of forest management, past and present, and considers why so few of the forests of the world are managed. He then examines the human impact on forests, from slash-and-burn activities to the accelerating assault on tropical forests. He describes and assesses the current state of the world's forests and considers the issues of forest ecology in both the developed and developing world. Jack Westoby concludes with a critique of current Western development policies for the future of forests, and puts forward a programme that would take account of the scientific, cultural and economic needs of present and future generations. Jack Westoby died in 1988, shortly after completing this book. It is expected that an Educational Trust will be set up which will receive all royalties from his writings, and which will be based at: The Oxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50481813651729,"sku":"GOR001388107","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52403137446161,"sku":"NLS9780631161349","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0631161341.jpg?v=1751041376"},{"product_id":"purpose-of-forests-book-jack-westoby-9780631156574","title":"The Purpose of Forests","description":"This volume brings together, for the first time, the principal writings of arguably the most important figure in the developmental aspects of international forestry in the postwar period. 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These doubts led eventually to his famous denunciation of tropical forest development which impoverished the many and enriched the few. This and other chapters in the third part look to an alternative, a forestry oriented towards people's needs. 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