Ecosystem detriment and severe poverty still are among the greatest challenges for sustainable development. Conservation biology has proposed different approaches to link local livelihoods and the conservation of natural resources. Nevertheless, there are still gaps concerning the relations among conservation and development. In the towns of Junquillal, Ostional, Costa Rica, and Río Caña in Panamá different conservation initiatives are being implemented to promote the protection of the nesting beaches for sea turtles. The objective of this research is to identify ties between the interventions proposed by these conservation initiatives and local well-being. During field research semi-structured interviews were conducted with heads of househ...
Today it is increasingly difficult to regard nature as an element that is external to and independen...
Protected areas are an essential strategy in preserving natural resources. A central aspect of prote...
Marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs, face various threats that compromise their health and s...
Ecosystem detriment and severe poverty still are among the greatest challenges for sustainable devel...
The scientific community has expressed its concern at the apparent increase in the rate of biodivers...
In the face of the current global sustainability challenge, seeking out and strengthening sustainabl...
This systemize the experience generated by the community Cofán Zábalo, on the management and conse...
Sea turtles are in danger of extinction due to anthropic actions. Today's society demands to think a...
A partir de la década de 1990 en el país se consolida el modelo de Desarrollo Sustentable, por lo q...
Costa Rica enfrenta el desafío de lograr formas sostenibles de proteger su riqueza natural. La conse...
At present, many protected areas around the world are the destination of an unprecedented number of ...
Understanding the willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation improves the decision-making proc...
La apropiación y el empoderamiento de las estrategias de conservación por parte de la comunidad pres...
Los espacios protegidos en Costa Rica han contribuido al desarrollo local de muchas comunidades dond...
A question often faced by conservationists in developing countries is whether their efforts to prote...
Today it is increasingly difficult to regard nature as an element that is external to and independen...
Protected areas are an essential strategy in preserving natural resources. A central aspect of prote...
Marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs, face various threats that compromise their health and s...
Ecosystem detriment and severe poverty still are among the greatest challenges for sustainable devel...
The scientific community has expressed its concern at the apparent increase in the rate of biodivers...
In the face of the current global sustainability challenge, seeking out and strengthening sustainabl...
This systemize the experience generated by the community Cofán Zábalo, on the management and conse...
Sea turtles are in danger of extinction due to anthropic actions. Today's society demands to think a...
A partir de la década de 1990 en el país se consolida el modelo de Desarrollo Sustentable, por lo q...
Costa Rica enfrenta el desafío de lograr formas sostenibles de proteger su riqueza natural. La conse...
At present, many protected areas around the world are the destination of an unprecedented number of ...
Understanding the willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation improves the decision-making proc...
La apropiación y el empoderamiento de las estrategias de conservación por parte de la comunidad pres...
Los espacios protegidos en Costa Rica han contribuido al desarrollo local de muchas comunidades dond...
A question often faced by conservationists in developing countries is whether their efforts to prote...
Today it is increasingly difficult to regard nature as an element that is external to and independen...
Protected areas are an essential strategy in preserving natural resources. A central aspect of prote...
Marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs, face various threats that compromise their health and s...