Datos recientes muestran que la destrucción de los bosques primarios ha estado acompañada por la expansión de los bosques secundarios. Los estudios también muestran que los bosques secundarios son capaces de proporcionar algunos de los servicios económicos y ecológicos de los bosques primarios. E...
Smith, J.
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Sabogal C.
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Jong, W. de
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Bosque secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservación en los trópicos de América Latina = Secondary forests resource for the rural development and the environmental conservation in the tropics of Latin America]
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Bosque secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservación en los trópicos de América Latina = Secondary forests resource for the rural development and the environmental conservation in the tropics of Latin America
A significant shift has taken place in global forest tenure, with a doubling of the forest area under community ownership (or administration over the past 15 years). There is every indication that communal tenure will double again over the next 15 years. Recognition of traditional and indigenous ...
Molnar,A.
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Gomes, D.
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Sousa, R.
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Vidal, N.
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Hojer, R.F.
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Arguelles, L.A.
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Kaatz, S.
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Martin, A.
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Donini, G.
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Scherr, Sara J.
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White, A.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Community forest enterprise markets in Mexico and Brazil: new opportunities and challenges for legal access to the forest]
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Community forest enterprise markets in Mexico and Brazil: new opportunities and challenges for legal access to the forest
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom?: why conservation should help meet basic needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom?: why conservation should help meet basic needs in the tropics
In the last few years, forests have lost their previous prominence on the international agenda. The forestry and conservation community needs to work hard to change that because forests can contribute greatly to meeting the challenges of poverty, disease, access to clean water, biodiversity conse...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[From Rio to Johannesburg and beyond: forest conservation and rural livelihoods in the global South]
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From Rio to Johannesburg and beyond: forest conservation and rural livelihoods in the global South
For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics
Smith, J.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
,
Kaimowitz, D.
,
[Bosques secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservacion ambiental en los tr picos de America Latina]
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Bosques secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservacion ambiental en los tr picos de America Latina
Deforestation is one of the primary threats to biodiversity in tropical forests arround the world. Deforestation has many direct causes, including conversion of forests to pasture for livestock, expansion of agricultural lands, commercial logging, and urbanization. Indirectly, deforestation is in...
Margoluis, R.
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Russel, V.
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González, M.
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Rojas, O.
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Magdaleno, J.
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Madrid, G.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Maximum yield?: sustainable agriculture as a tool for conservation]
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Maximum yield?: sustainable agriculture as a tool for conservation