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100 1 _aBaeta Neves, Lourenço,
_d1876-1948
245 1 0 _aPreservation of forests as a measure of public safety :
_bAddress before the 17th National Irrigation Congress, Spokane, Wash., August, 1909
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-01-26
508 _aDonald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Preservation of forests as a measure of public safety" by Lourenço Baeta Neves is a scientific publication that dates back to the early 20th century. The book is an address delivered at the Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress in 1909, focusing on the critical topic of forest preservation and its implications for public health and safety. The author emphasizes the vital role that forests play in sustaining life and mitigating adverse environmental effects caused by their depletion. In his address, Baeta Neves argues for the urgent need to protect forests, outlining their essential contributions to maintaining climate balance, regulating water flow, and fostering overall health in human populations. He draws on historical and contemporary examples to illustrate how deforestation leads to detrimental consequences not just for local ecosystems but for public welfare on a broader scale. The address advocates for legislative measures to ensure forest conservation and presents practical solutions, including education on sustainable forestry practices and reforestation efforts, as essential steps in safeguarding natural resources for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Not identified, 1909
653 _aForests and forestry
653 _aForests and forestry -- Brazil
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/preservationoffo00beat
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69881
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