TROPICAL RAINFOREST   Photograph by Takeshi Mizukoshi, text by Takakazu Yumoto, with introduction by Hiroyuki Ishi February 2001, 220 x 300 mm, 192 pp., 6,400- Humans have given names to approximately 1.5 million organisms on earth. The organisms that have not been named, however, are said to total several tens of millions. The majority of such undiscovered organisms inhabit tropical rainforests. These rich “cradles of life” are concentrated in such equatorial regions as the Congo River basin in Africa, Southeast Asian islands, and the Amazon basin in South America. Tropical rainforests are now disappearing at a rapid pace. The causes of this phenomenon include forest clearing necessitated by the exploding population in developing countries, logging operations for wood export to developed countries, air pollution, and wars. Tropical rainforests consume an enormous amount of carbon dioxide, thereby reducing global warming. As many are aware, their disappearance puts human survival at risk. One distinguished and environmentally conscious photographer made extended trips to many parts of the world to compile this book. It provides the real picture of the precious ecosystem of tropical rainforests, with the aid of 144 color photos. Contents Introduction — “Violently Changing Tropical Forests” by Hiroyuki Ishi Photo locations Photographs Chapter 1: Forests of the Land (Africa) Chapter 2: Forests of the Sea (Southeast Asia) Chapter 3: Forests of Water (Central and South America) Commentary — “Tropical Forest” by Takakazu Yumoto About the Photographer Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1938. Himalaya acquired by the French National Library in 1980. Won the Annual Photographic Society of Japan Award in 1991 for The Virgin Forest in Japan, published by Iwanami Shoten. Himalaya (monochrome) and The Virgin Forest in Japan (color) acquired by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in 1997. Won the 1999 Ken Domon Award for Forests in Japan published by Iwanami Shoten. Photo Exhibitions “Nature in My Mind” at Museum Telesne Vychovy a Sportu in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1981; “Nature in My Mind” at Canon Salon in Amsterdam, Holland in 1982; “Himalaya and Hodaka” at Fotokina in Cologne, Germany in 1986; “Japanese Virgin Forest” at Leica Gallery in Solms, Germany in 1992; and “Landscape” at Museo Nazionale della Montagna in Turin, Italy, in 1998, in commemoration of its acquisition of this photograph.