The diversity of native species assemblages and that of indigenous cultures that once characterized the temperate forests of southern Chile have experienced a process of homogenization ever since the Spanish conquest. Today ...

The concept of the biosphere reserve is one of the major innovations in natural resources management, providing a framework to relate that management directly to the needs of people. Its bold goal is to promote a balanced ...

Considering the Pampa of Rio Grande do Sul as a study area, the main discussion of this research is the ways of thinking about the conservation of the Pampas biodiversity, reconciling it with its cultural and economic base, ...

La relación que existe entre las comunidades campesinas y el manejo de su territorio, es relevante en las zonas rurales de México, por lo tanto, asegurar la sustentabilidad es primordial cuando la pobreza y la degradación ...

This special volume of the Journal of Cleaner Production is comprised of articles presented at the 3rd International Workshop Advances in Cleaner Production held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2011. The content underscores the ...

Los ecosistemas marinos son esenciales para las poblaciones humanas y para asegurar su sostenibilidad es necesario comprender las interacciones de las especies en el ecosistema y la forma en que la explotación humana las ...

In response to the progressive environmental deterioration, the Ecological Society of America has made a proposal, called "Sustainable Biosphere Initiative", to do research, teaching and decision making processes on ...

One way of mitigating global climate change is protecting and enhancing biosphere carbon stocks. The success of mitigation initiatives depends on the long-term net balance between carbon gains and losses. The biodiversity ...

Climate change mitigation through the sequestration of carbon (C), and the protection of biodiversity have captured the attention of scientists, governmental agencies, and the public in general in the past few years. This ...