The text that follows is a REPRINT O texto que segue é um REPRINT. Please cite as: Favor citar como: Fearnside, P.M. 2010. Tropical forests. [Mitigation of climate change] pp. 484-493 In: S.H. Schneider, A. Rosencranz, M.D. Mastrandrea and Kristin Kuntz-Duriseti (eds.) Climate Change Science and Policy. Island Press, Washington, DC, U.S.A. 522 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-566-9 Copyright: Island Press, Washington, DC, U.S.A. The original publication is available from: A publicação original está disponível de: Island Press, Washington, DC, U.S.A.