Author: David P. OlsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: David P. OlsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: David Magnus OlsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Biodiversity Conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Allen BlackmanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317906861
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse. It contains about half of the world’s remaining tropical forests, nearly one-fifth of its coastal habitats, and some of its most productive agricultural and marine areas. But agriculture, fishing and other human activities linked to rapid population and economic growth increasingly threaten that biodiversity. Moreover, poverty, weak regulatory capacity, and limited political will hamper conservation. Given this dilemma, it is critically important to design conservation strategies on the basis of the best available information about both biodiversity and the track records of the various policies that have been used to protect it. This rigorously researched book has three key aims. It describes the status of biodiversity in LAC, the main threats to this biodiversity, and the drivers of these threats. It identifies the main policies being used to conserve biodiversity and assesses their effectiveness and potential for further implementation. It proposes five specific lines of practical action for conserving LAC biodiversity, based on: green agriculture; strengthening terrestrial protected areas and co-management; improving environmental governance; strengthening coastal and marine resource management; and improving biodiversity data and policy evaluation.
Water for Food Security and Well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Bárbara A. WillaartsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134682875
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This volume provides an analytical and facts-based overview on the progress achieved in water security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region over during the last decade, and its links to regional development, food security and human well-being. Although the book takes a regional approach, covering a vast of data pertaining to most of the LAC region, some chapters focus on seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru). A full understanding of LAC’s trends progress requires framing this region in the global context: an ever more globalized world where LAC has an increasing geopolitical power and a growing presence in international food markets. The book’s specific objectives are: (1) exploring the improvements and links between water and food security in LAC countries; (2) assessing the role of the socio-economic ‘megatrends’ in LAC, identifying feedback processes between the region’s observed pattern of changes regarding key biophysical, economic and social variables linked to water and food security; and (3) reviewing the critical changes that are taking place in the institutional and governance water spheres, including the role of civil society, which may represent a promising means to advancing towards the goal of improving water security in LAC. The resulting picture shows a region where recent socioeconomic development has led to important advances in the domains of food and water security. Economic growth in LAC and its increasingly important role in international trade are intense in terms of use of natural resources such as land, water and energy. This poses new and important challenges for sustainable development. The reinforcement of national and global governance schemes and their alignment on the improvement of human well-being is and will remain an inescapable prerequisite to the achievement of long-lasting security. Supporting this bold idea with facts and science-based conclusions is the ultimate goal of the book.
WATER MANAGEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Author: Jorge Alejandro Silva Rodríguez de San MiguelPublisher: 3Ciencias
ISBN: 8494825798
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A Regional Analysis of Geographic Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Biodiversity Support ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Impact of the Water Crisis on Freshwater Ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Gonzalo CastroPublisher:
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Category : Water consumption
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Water Resources Management In Latin America And The Caribbean
Author: Terence R LeePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000008991
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
This book is the latest in a long line of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean studies on water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean which focus on questions relating to the management of water resource systems.
The Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean and Their Utilization
Author: United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Natural Resources and Energy DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
SCOTT (copy 1) from the John Holmes Library collection.