Re: error on Paul Erlich:
David South is correct, of course. The publication I mentioned earlier
was indeed by Erik Eckholm.
Re: Jim Stewart's post:
> Above this putative threshold, the existence of the fuelwood crisis in
> developing countries alters the decisions and activities of forstry
> companies in the
> industrial countries, and perhaps may ultimately alter the standard of
> living of the inhabitants (I'm getting very speculative here).
>
Interesting speculation. I believe that such a finding would
revolutionize thinking about forest management (or lack of it) in
developing countries.
> My question for you is whether this scenario I have presented is
> valid, and
> whether you think we have already reached this threshold.
>
I do not believe that we are at such a threshold (if it exists).
Verifying this one way or another would make a good international study.
Clive David
Associate Professor of Forestry
College of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
e-mail: cdavid@uwsp.edu
tel. 715-346-4552
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