![]() The protagonist’s journey is in-your-face with raw humanity, but ever-present beneath the surface are glimpses of forests, rivers and soilsĪnd how Cambodia’s shifting population relate to them culturally and depend on them physically: the titular banyan, the Tonle Sap River and its unique, periodic backward flows from the Mekong. ‘In the Shadow of the Banyan’ is a fictional but deeply personal story about one woman’sĮxperience living through the brutal conflict and social upheaval of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge years. To conserve a place you really need to understand the stories of the people who live there. “ In the Shadow of the Banyan,” by Vaddey Ratne – Agustin Silvani, Vice President of the Ecosystem Finance Divisionģ. At the same time, the book is highly accessible and an enjoyable read.” This book marks the first time someone has treated America’s forestsĪnd trees as a subject for a broad historical study spanning four centuries. I learned a lot of interesting info about just how central forests have been to the development of the U.S. “This is a bit different than other forestry books in that it is an American history book that examines history from the perspective of its forests - how important they have been and how they have been viewed over time (from a resource toīe exploited to a resource to be enjoyed through recreation). “ American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation,” by Eric Rutko – Steven Panfil, Technical Adviser of REDD+ InitiativesĢ. ![]() What we know about the Amazon is built on the work of thousands of scientists and their expeditions, and ‘White WatersĪnd Black’ is a laugh-out-loud, irreverent account of a major expedition from 1923. No one even had a firm estimate of how many kinds of trees are in the Amazon until a great new The Amazon basin is famous for its biological diversity and new species are still being found all the time. “This is one of my all-time favorite books. “ White Waters and Black,” by Gordon MacCreag Relax and venture into the woods with one of these forest-related book recommendationsġ. Summer in the Northern Hemisphere isn’t over yet - which means there’s still time to curl up in a hammock in the shade of a leafy tree with a good book.
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