Environmental issues in Latin America and the Carribean Autor Romero A., West S. (eds.) Fecha 2005 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-074261) Editor | Lugar de publicación Springer | New York, NY, USA ISBN 1-4020-3773-2 Páginas 299 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Ecuador, México, Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Brasil, Chile Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Política/planificación Subvención/incentivo Área geográphica Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe Resumen 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