Latin America and the Caribbean

Mama Cotacachi: History, local perceptions, and social impacts of climate change and glacier retreat in the Ecuadorian Andes

Through the lens of the complete loss of the glacier on Mount Cotacachi in northern Ecuador, this book chapter explores the human and environment interface between […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): R.E. Rhoades; X. Zapata Rios; J. Aragundy Ochoa
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Challenges to sustainable forest management and stewardship in Mexico

This paper evaluates the history and outcomes of community forest management in Mexico. This paper is based on the keynote speech delivered by L. Merino in […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): J. Sarukhan; L. Merino
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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How important will different types of compensation and reward mechanisms be in shaping poverty & ecosystem services across Africa, Asia & Latin America over the next two decades?

The development of Compensation and Rewards for Environmental Services (CRES) will have differential impact on poor resource managers and poor consumers depending upon the characteristics of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): S.J. Scherr; J.C. Milder; C. Bracer
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Implications of climate change for the Andean Highlands

A discussion of the relationship between Altiplano rainfall and large scale circulation on sub-seasonal, interannual and longer timescales, and changes in this relationship in 21st century […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): A. Seth
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Climate variability and change in the Andean highlands

Abstract: The Altiplano region of Bolivia and Peru is vulnerable to both climate variability and climate change. Its proximity to El Nino and the Southern Oscillation […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): A. Seth; J. Thibeault; M. Garcia
  • Type of Document: Media

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Paying for watershed services in Latin America: A review of current initiatives

This paper addresses the challenge of using PES to enhance hydrologic services in Latin America. To begin, the current state of implementation is described. We are […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): D. Southgate; S. Wunder
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Regional differences and similarities in PES programs for hydrologic services

This presentation summarizes regional syntheses of payments for watershed services (PWS) activities in Africa (Paul Ferraro), Asia (Margie Huang and Shyam Upadhyaya, and Latin America (Douglas […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): T. Dillaha
  • Type of Document: Media

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Payments for Watershed Services: Regional syntheses

This brief is a synthesis of the three regional reviews of Payments for Watershed Services (PWS) that were developed for Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Payments […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): T.A. Dillaha; P.J. Ferraro; M. Huang; D. Southgate; S.K. Upadhyaya; S. Wunder
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Efecto de fertilizantes organicos y inorganicos en el cultivo de la papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) en cuatro comunidades del Altiplano central de Bolivia

A presentation about the importance of potato production, definition of the problem, methodology, model, measure variables, results and discussion, and conclusions of the project that evaluates […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): E. Tangara
  • Type of Document: Media

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Presentacion avances proyecto SANREM: Programa Peru

A presentation about work being done in Peru about the SANREM CRSP project LTR-4 “Adapting to change in the Andean Highlands”.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): C. Turin; P. Condor
  • Type of Document: Media

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