Catastrophic deforestation and environmental degradation have become habits of thought about forest landscapes in Latin … tropical forest trends. Deforestation "hot spots", each with a different political ecology, remain and command attention, but … America's tropics. Yet these truisms blind analysts to three surprising changes. First, deforestation has slowed dramatically …

This paper is an attempt to clarify some of the key issues on trade and environment in the forestry sector. The two … main emerging issues in the international trade of forest products within Latin America and the Caribbean to be studied are … forest sector; and 2) prospects for "green" markets and eco-labelling of forest products based on improved management and …

the Caribbean: Food Security and Deforestation". …

Included in this working paper is a discussion of the history of deforestation and forest degradation in Latin America … highly priced "certified green" goods that would make sustainable forest management profitable. Lastly, this paper ends with …

This document (Cancún COP-16) represents a coordinated effort among several institutions and organizations in the Latin …