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Environmental issues in Latin America and the Carribean

Author
Romero A., West S. (eds.)
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-074261)
Publisher | Place of publication
Springer | New York, NY, USA
ISBN
1-4020-3773-2
Pages
299 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Country/Territory
Ecuador, Mexico, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Policy/planning Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean
Abstract

Contents: I) Past and present conservation challenges 1. In the land of the Mermaid: How culture, not ecology, influenced marine mammal exploitation in the Southeastern Carribean 2. Conserving the pines of Guadelupe and Cedros Islands, Mexico: An international collaboration 3. Biodiversity conservation in Bolivia: History, trends and challenges II) National policies, local communities and rural development 4. Peasants, environment and Maize ' modernization ' in Zacapoaxtla, Mexico 5. Planting trees, building democracy: Sustainable community forestry in Mexico III) Getting the prices right: Mechanisms for protecting public goods 6. Market-bases policies for pollution control in Latin America 7. A deeper solution for the international commons: Building an effort control regime for the Eastern Tropical Pacific tuna fishery 8. Eco-labelling in Latin America: Providing a scientific foundation for consumer confidence in market-based conservation strategies IV) Public participation and justice systems 9. Public prosecutors and environmental protection in Brazil 10. Democracy by proxy: Environmental NGO s and policy change in Mexico V) The effects of trade and development policies on the environment 11. Economic progress in the countryside, forests and public policy: Some lessons form Ecuador and Chile 12. Environmental implications of Cuba 's development strategy during the special period