Saving What Remains


 

Alternatives to Cattle on Tropical Lands                       

Forest Type

Cattle Ranching Annual Yield of Meat

Alternative Activity

Annual Yield of Meat       

Other Products

varzea

50 lb/acre (56 kg/ha)

turtle ponds

22,000 lb/acre (24,644 kg/ha)

skin

tropical forest

81 lb/acre (91 kg/ha)

iguana farms

486 lb/acre (544 kg/ha)

skin

dry tropical forest

13 lb/acre (15 kg/ha)

capybara farms

57 lb/acre (64 kg/ha)

leather

   

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Solutions Introduction
Sustainable Forest Products
Large-scale Forest Products
Medicinal Drugs
Logging
Logging (con't)
Oil
Conservation Priorities
Reserve Size & Valuation
Organization
Intergovernmental Institutions
Communication, Education
Indigenous people
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References (1)
References (3)
References (5)

Sustainable Dev - Agriculture
Eco-tourism
Foods & Genetic Diversity
Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides
Logging (con't)
Cattle
Increasing Productivity
Types of Reserves
Funding
Developing nations
NGOs
International Organizations
Conclusion
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References (2)
References (4)
References (6)

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