عنوان

Community action for conservation :

1461479568 (electronic bk.)

9781461479567 (electronic bk.)

9781461479550

b431296

Community action for conservation :

[Book]

Mexican experiences /

Luciana Porter-Bolland, Isabel Ruiz-Mallén, Claudia Camacho-Benavides, Susannah R. McCandless, editors

1 online resource (xii, 179 pages) :

illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: Biocultural diversity and the participation of local communities in national and global conservation / Claudio Camacho-Benavides [and three others] -- Community conservation and ethnoecology: the three dimensions of local-level biodiversity maintenance / Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur -- Conservation and forest communities in Mexico: experiences, visions and rights / Leticia Merino-Perez -- Community conservation experiences in three ejidos of the Lower Balsas River Basin, Michoacán / Andrés Camou-Guerrero [and three others] -- Challenges in ICCA governance: the case of El Cordon del Retén in San Miguel Chimalapa, Oaxaca / Constanza Monterrubio-Solís and Helen S. Newing -- Local perceptions of conservation initiatives in the Calakmul region / Luciana Porter-Bolland, Eduardo García Frapolli, and María Consuelo Sánchez-González -- Community conservation in Punta Laguna: a case of adaptive ecotourism management / Eduardo García-Frapolli, Martha Bonilla-Moheno, and Gabriel Ramos-Fernández -- Local participation in community conservation: methodological contributions / Isabel Ruiz-Mallén [and three others] -- Community-based biodiversity monitoring in Mexico: current status, challenges and future strategies for collaboration with scientists / Diana J. Pritchard -- Drawing analysis: tools for understanding children's perceptions of community conservation / Roser Maneja-Zaragoza, Diego Varga Linde, and Martí Boada Juncà -- Conclusions / Isabel Ruiz-Mallén [and three others]

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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

OhioLINK electronic book center (Online)

SpringerLink

Biodiversity conservation-- Mexico

Community-based conservation-- Mexico

Ecotourism-- Mexico

BUS-- 039000

NAT026000

POL-- 023000

PST

SCI011000

Camacho-Benavides, Claudia

McCandless, Susannah R.

Porter-Bolland, Luciana

Ruiz-Mallén, Isabel

Ohio Library and Information Network

20131202122227.0

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[Book]

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