This volume focuses on the many aspects that make rain forests, temperate forests, and boreal forests such a valuable natural resource and why we cannot live without them. Coverage includes: Valuable resources provided by forests; Forest wildlife; Indigenous peoples and their unique and irreplaceable cultures;

The multitude of botanical resources stored in forests; The diverse uses of forests; Serious present-day impacts that are killing our forests and how to best manage them; Endangered species and the threats they face; Future issues and scientific discoveries; and The simple things everyone can do to help maintain healthy forest ecosystems.