This book provides an in-depth analysis on community conservation in Mexico. The volume explores vivid examples and case studies that illustrate some of the critical issues at stake, including the participation of local communities in national and global conservation, indigenous and local perceptions of conservation initiatives in Southern Mexico, and challenges in ICCA governance and ecotourism. The book also reviews methodological approaches for understanding and strengthening community conservation, touching upon such topics as community-based biodiversity monitoring and tools for understanding children's perceptions of community conservation.Written by international experts in the field, Community Action for Conservation: Mexican Experiences is a lively and deep-running resource that offers invaluable stories and analyses of the Mexican experience with conservation.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Luciana Porter-Bolland
EAN: 9781489989314
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 2993 g
HEIGHT: 235 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-08-27
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GENRE: NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General
WIDTH: 155 cm
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Book Themes:
Ecological science, the Biosphere, Botany and plant sciences, Biodiversity, Environmental management, Conservation of the environment
Luciana Porter-Bolland, PhDInstituto de Ecología A. C., Red de Ecología Funcional, Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoIsabel Ruiz-Mallén, PhDInstitute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, SpainClaudia I. Camacho-Benavides, MScGlobal Diversity Foundation, Mesoamerican Regional Program, Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoSusannah R. McCandless, PhDGlobal Diversity Foundation, University of Vermont, Department of Geography, Bristol, VT, USA
