Ecological indicators can be used to assess the condition of the environment, to provide an
early warning signal of changes in the environment, or to diagnose the cause of an …

Executive summary As a resource, biodiversity is managed at local levels, but subject to
wider claims and influences. An important aspect of biodiversity management is …

The main objective of participatory monitoring is to enable the local population, though
lacking formal training, to participate in the systematic collection of information. Participatory …

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently
facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures …

Page 1 Guidelines for Developing, Testing and Selecting Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable
Forest Management 1 The Criteria & Indicators Toolbox Series Page 2 ©1999 by Center for …

Forest integrity has been proposed as one conservation endpoint that integrates desirable
characteristics such as natural biodiversity, stand structure and continuity. Although its …

Ecological restoration of forest ecosystems is increasingly being implemented in many parts
of the world, as a response to widespread forest loss and degradation. In common with other …

The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve
the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by …

Studies of growth rates of trees in managed neotropical forests have rarely employed
complete botanical identification of all species, while published information for Central …

Diferentes grupos de insectos se consideran importantes elementos bioindicadores de la
calidad de los ecosistemas, los coleópteros son hoy en día uno de los grupos más …