Publisher's Synopsis
This work covers development activities in Venezuela's largest block of forests. Because of a large percentage of these forests remain relatively undisturbed, Venezuela is faced with an opportunity to maintain one of the world's largest tracts of forest intact for future generations. However, forests of the Guyana region and increasingly under threat from large-scale development activities and population pressures. Although a significant proportion of the forests are protected as national parks and natural monuments, uncertainties regarding protected area boundaries and overlaps with other areas designated for extractive uses mean that fragile ecosystems could be opened for large-scale extractive activities.
