Should the state regulate the local commons? Lessons from economic experiments in the field
Strategies that integrate conservation and development are especially critical in regions where ecosystems provide direct and indirect benefits for local users and others, and where because […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): J.J. Cardenas; Stranlund; C. Willis
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Problems associated with the sale of timber in the buffer zone of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve
The State model for import substitution industry favored the growth of the industrial sector as the driving force behind economic development. The role assigned to the […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Jara
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The community forest network: A tool for strengthening community capacity
Small, independent loggers tend to be characterized by low levels of organization, their inherent disadvantages when dealing with middlemen and the timber industry, and their lack […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Jara
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Sustainable Use of Land and Resources: SANREM CRSP 2000 Annual Report
This document describes the progress of the SANREM CRSP for the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001. Excerpt: Sustainable development articulates solutions that are […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): K. Cason (ed.)
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
Incidence of community land fragmentation in conservation and development: The Ecuadorian case
Current socio-economic conditions in Ecuador are characterized by a series of contradictions which directly affect the quality of life of the population and seriously threaten the […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Feijoo
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Ecotourism: Funding conservation programs through entrance fees. The case of the Galapagos National Park
This study tries to answer the following question: are visitors to national parks willing to pay higher entrance fees if they are told the money collected […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): K. Machado
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Market-Based Innovations for Environment Conservation in Brazil
This presentation describes the physical characteristics of the Amazon region and the ineffectiveness of command and control regulations to address the rapid widespread deforestation that occurs. […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Monzoni
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Conserving biodiversity through use: Memory banking experience
Abstract: This presentation describes the memory banking methodology, program experiences, and results within the SANREM-Andes project. Based on the belief that indigenous knowledge about plants should […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): V. Nazarea; M. Piniero
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Case studies of markets and innovative financial mechanisms for water services from forests
Excerpt from Introduction: This paper has been written to examine existing markets and financial mechanisms that are being used to provide hydrological services from watersheds and […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): D. Perrot-Maitre; P. Davis
- Type of Document: Research Report
Biological monitoring: A key tool in integrated conservation and development projects
One recent study of areas with high levels of biodiversity identified ten hotspots distributed over a mere 0.2 percent of the earth’s land surface (Myers 1988). […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): R. Alarcon
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management