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1 online resource (xv, 162 pages) : illustrations, plates (some color) |
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Environment for Development |
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Environment for development.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Abbreviated contents; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; About the authors; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Objectives; 1.3 Methods; 1.4 Organization; 2 Status and trends; 2.1 Terrestrial and freshwater systems; 2.1.1 Biophysical environment; 2.1.2 Status and trends; 2.1.2.1 Species richness and overall threat levels; 2.1.2.2 Terrestrial ecosystems; 2.1.2.3 Freshwater ecosystems; 2.1.3 Threats; 2.1.3.1 IUCN Red List data; 2.1.3.2 Habitat loss and degradation; 2.1.3.3 Invasive species; 2.1.3.4 Climate change |
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2.1.3.5 Overexploitation2.1.3.6 Pollution; 2.2 Coastal and marine systems; 2.2.1 Biophysical environment; 2.2.2 Status and trends; 2.2.2.1 Species richness; 2.2.2.2 Coastal ecosystems; 2.2.3 Threats; 2.2.3.1 Habitat loss and degradation; 2.2.3.2 Pollution; 2.2.3.3 Overexploitation; 2.2.3.4 Climate change; 2.2.3.5 Invasive species; 3 Policies; A Regulatory and comanagement; 3.1 Terrestrial protected areas; 3.1.1 Description; 3.1.2 Status and trends; 3.1.2.1 Protected area coverage standards; 3.1.2.2 Coverage by region; 3.1.2.3 Coverage by country; 3.1.2.4 Coverage by type of protection |
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3.1.2.5 Coverage by biome3.1.3 Issues; 3.1.3.1 Coverage gaps; 3.1.3.2 Size and fragmentation; 3.1.3.3 Management; 3.1.3.4 Financial resources; 3.1.3.5 Local communities; 3.1.4 Effectiveness; 3.1.5 Easements; 3.2 Forest comanagement; 3.2.1 Description; 3.2.2 Status and trends; 3.2.3 Issues; 3.2.3.1 Stemming forest loss; 3.2.3.2 Spurring forest loss; 3.2.4 Effectiveness; 3.3 Land-use planning; 3.3.1 Description; 3.3.2 Status and trends; 3.3.3 Issues; 3.4 Fisheries management; 3.4.1 Description; 3.4.2 Status and trends; 3.4.2.1 Economic importance; 3.4.2.2 Fleet and market characteristics |
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3.4.2.3 Production in capture fisheries3.4.3 Issues; 3.4.4 Comanagement; 3.5 Wastewater treatment; 3.5.1 Description; 3.5.2 Status and trends; 3.5.3 Issues; 3.6 Environmental governance; 3.6.1 Description; 3.6.2 Status and trends; 3.6.2.1 Environmental laws, policies, and programs; 3.6.2.2 Governance effectiveness; 3.6.2.3 Environmental capacity and mainstreaming; 3.6.3 Issues; B Market-based approaches; 3.7 Subsidy reform; 3.7.1 Description; 3.7.2 Status and trends; 3.7.2.1 Agriculture; 3.7.2.2 Water; 3.7.2.3 Fishing; 3.7.2.4 Energy; 3.7.3 Issues; 3.7.4 Evidence |
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3.8 Payments for environmental services3.8.1 Description; 3.8.2 Status and trends; 3.8.2.1 Overall level of implementation; 3.8.2.2 Level of implementation by subregion; 3.8.3 Issues; 3.8.3.1 The case for payments for ecosystem services; 3.8.3.2 Barriers to effectiveness; 3.8.4 Evidence; 3.9 Eco-certification; 3.9.1 Description; 3.9.2 Status and trends; 3.9.3 Issues; 3.9.4 Evidence; 3.10 Ecotourism; 3.10.1 Description; 3.10.2 Status and trends; 3.10.3 Issues and evidence; 3.11 Bioprospecting; 3.11.1 Description; 3.11.2 Status and trends; 3.11.3 Issues; 3.11.4 Evidence |
| Summary |
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 avail |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
3.12 Mitigation offsets and banking |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- Latin America
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Biodiversity conservation -- Caribbean Area
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Environmental policy -- Latin America
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Environmental policy -- Caribbean Area
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Biodiversity conservation
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Ecology
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Environmental policy
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Latin America -- Environmental conditions
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Caribbean Area -- Environmental conditions
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Caribbean Area
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca, author
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Siikamäki, Juha, author.
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Velez-Lopez, Daniel, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317906865 |
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1317906861 |
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1315848430 |
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9781315848433 |
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