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Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
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Animals, 2022 The IUCN has listed the long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) as vulnerable due to the presence of few geographic records, its restricted range, and anthropogenic threats.
Gerson Meza Mori +7 more
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Advancing conservation breeding programs for marine invertebrates
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract In the face of ecosystem change and biodiversity loss caused by climate change and other stressors, conservation breeding, or captive breeding, with the aim of reintroduction for wild population recovery, is an emerging tool for preventing species’ extinction and rehabilitating ecosystems.
Elora H. López‐Nandam +3 more
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Análisis sobre la satisfacción del visitante y la gestión de siete áreas naturales protegidas continentales [PDF]
, 2017 Analizar la influencia de la gestión de las áreas protegidas del Ecuador Continental (PN. Machalilla, RE. Manglares Churute, RPF. Puntilla de Santa Elena, PN. Cotopaxi, RE. Cotacachi Cayapas, RPF. Chimborazo y RPF.
Sierra Enríquez, Marcelo Sebastián
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Diversity, 2021 This study is focused on the aquatic environments of the Sian Ka’an reserve, a World Heritage Site. We applied recently developed protocols for the rapid assessment of most animal taxa inhabiting any freshwater system using light traps and DNA barcodes ...
Martha Valdez-Moreno +4 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Although significant biodiversity has been safeguarded by protected areas (PAs), biodiversity trends continue downward. Within the frameworks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the new EU Restoration Regulation (2024), conserving critical biodiversity areas is essential.
George Kefalas +14 more
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Evaluación de las afectaciones a los atractivos turísticos naturales en las áreas protegidas bajo escenarios de cambio climático en la provincia de Imbabura [PDF]
, 2017 Proyectar las afectaciones del cambio climático sobre los atractivos naturales turísticos de la parte alta y media de la provincia de Imbabura, con el fin de proponer nuevas áreas de conservación.La provincia de Imbabura posee atractivos naturales con ...
Oña Rocha, Tania Elizabeth
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Activity patterns of West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
Huitzil, 2019 Animal activity patterns fluctuate throughout the year, in response to resource availability, climate changes, and predator activity. Studying species activity patterns is necessary not only to increase our knowledge of their natural history but also to ...
Mario C. Lavariega +3 more
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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton +4 more
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, 2016 En este artículo el autor realiza un análisis comparativo de la normativa anterior de áreas naturales protegidas yla Ley 26834, Ley de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, las categorías creadas, así como los mecanismos de protecciónde cada uno de ellas, con el ...
Espichán Mariñas, Miguel Ángel
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