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The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
(2018-10-18)
Protected areas (PAs) are a prominent approach to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services. A critical question for safeguarding these resources is how PA governance processes and management structures ...
Applying conservation social science to study the human dimensions of Neotropical bird conservation.
(2020-04-29)
As the global human population increases, and many bird populations in the Neotropics and the rest of the world continue to decline, the study of the intersection of humans, birds, and conservation has become more relevant ...
A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
(2019)
Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to
food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be maintained by a few dominant
species or rely on ...
Pressions environnementalistes et stratégies des agriculteurs dans les systèmes agroforestiers caféiers au Costa Rica et au Nicaragua
(2019)
La agroforestería se cita a menudo por su capacidad para conciliar la preservación del medio ambiente al tiempo que garantiza ingresos y producción adecuados para los agricultores. Este capítulo analiza las presiones ...
Potencial de las plantaciones de teca y pajonales en la conservación de la diversidad de avifauna Subcuenca del Lago Gatún, Canal de Panamá
(2002-04)
El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar el papel que desempeñan las plantaciones de teca (Tectona grandis) en la conservación de la diversidad de aves del bosque tropical en la subcuenca del Lago Gatún, Canal de Panamá. ...
Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors
(2020-07)
The expansion and intensification of agriculture as well as the associated land clearing are threatening both biodiversity and
human wellbeing in tropical areas. Implementing agroforestry systems through a landscape ...