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Using and conserving biodiversity in Calakmul
Biodiversity, 2000Julia Murphy spent two years in the state of Campeche, Mexico, researching local understandings of “environment” and environmentalism. In the course of her research she befriended the women described in this article. Valerie Burton is a professional photographer, living in Bolton, Ontario, who has worked and exhibited in Mexico.
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Roedores y zoonosis en Calakmul
Therya ixmanaLos bosques tropicales del sureste mexicano son muy importantes por su gran biodiversidad, su contribución a la calidad del aire, provisión de agua, su acervo biocultural y por los recursos naturales que ofrece. Sin embargo, en ellos también se presentan algunos riesgos, como la exposición a agentes infecciosos transmitidos por la fauna silvestre.
César R. Rodríguez-Luna +2 more
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Local Perceptions of Conservation Initiatives in the Calakmul Region
2013The designation of state-managed protected areas has become the main instrument for conserving biodiversity worldwide. However, it is widely argued that its success is limited to understanding its social–political domain, in which human customs, relations, motivations, and the political institutions and structures that determine them drive the ...
Luciana Porter-Bolland +2 more
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Agroforestry adoption in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico
Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, 2005Since farmers engage in a complex, dynamic process of learning-by-doing, evaluating economic incentives, and assessing risks in deciding whether to adopt agroforestry systems, a multi-pronged research approach is required for a complete analysis of adoption potential and to develop effective technological and institutional interventions.
D. Evan Mercer +3 more
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A participatory approach to conservation in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2006Since the advent of integrated conservation and development programs, participatory approaches have been used to engage local people in protected area management and conservation action. While participatory approaches provide local people a role in telling their own story and enable them to contribute to conservation and development processes, it is ...
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Habitat Mosaic, Wildlife Availability, and Hunting in the Tropical Forest of Calakmul, Mexico
Conservation Biology, 2000Abstract: Habitat loss and subsistence hunting are two of the main activities that affect wildlife in frontier areas. We compared subsistence hunting patterns in four villages with different ethnic composition and degree of habitat disturbance in the vicinity of Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico.
Alfredo, Escamilla +3 more
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Population Dynamics, Migration, and the Future of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
2001This paper describes the population dynamics and in-migration around the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve located in the southern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The study presents results from the initial phases of an applied research program developed with the following objectives: 1) generate dialogue between stakeholders about the impact of population ...
Jenny A. Ericson +2 more
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Jaguar density in the forests of the Gran Calakmul Region, Mexico
Journal of MammalogyAbstract The Jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest felid in the Neotropics, and its population size and trends are poorly known. In this study, we estimated Jaguar density using camera traps and Spatially Explicit Capture-Recapture (SECR) models at 3 sites (Silvituc, Centenario, and Miguel Colorado) within the Gran Calakmul Region, a ...
Mircea G Hidalgo-Mihart +3 more
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Calakmul, Campeche: A centralized urban administrative center in the northern Petén
World Archaeology, 1992Abstract Traditional models explaining the development of higher culture in Mesoamerica have largely ignored the contribution of the tropical‐lowlands toward urban and state organization in favor of the highlands. This paper offers a more realistic model of Mesoamerican development including the sociopolitical mosaics forming the northern and southern ...
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