Bat Detectors
Lyrical, but nevertheless serious account, of the exploitation of Sarawak's precious forest resources by Japanese companies and Chinese entrepreneurs, and the very different attitudes of native foresters and environmental activists.
Winner of the 1995 Western States Book Award in Creative Nonfiction
`In lyrical, evocative prose, William Bevis documents one of the great concerns of our time: the destruction of the rainforest. Bevis follows the destiny of a `nurse' tree that becomes plywood for a Tokyo skyscraper, examines life in the indigenous longhouses of Sarawak, and explores the moral dilemmas of foreign exploiters and their local allies' - 1995 Western States Book Awards Jury
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Title informationBorneo LogThe Struggle for Sarawak's Forests William W Bevis
245 pages, b/w photos, maps.University of Washington Press
Hardcover | 1995 | £18.95 | approx. $28/€20
 #46162 | ISBN-10: 0295974168
Other titles from the same publisher  related organisations include: Center for International Forestry Research Forestry Commission International Tree Foundation If you are involved in a scientific, conservation or environmental organisation and would like to be listed, please see our NHBS-Xchange information page. |
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