A review to update the Protected Areas in Ecuador and an analysis of their main impacts and conservation strategies

C Mestanza-Ramón, J Monar-Nuñez, P Guala-Alulema… - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
Establishing new protected areas (PAs) is one of the first steps needed to reduce habitat
loss and fragmentation, protect ecosystems that are of vital importance to conserve …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in horses: Sentinels for a neglected zoonosis? A systematic review

EA Díaz, G Arroyo, C Sáenz, L Mena… - Veterinary …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: A systematic review of the published literature was conducted in
PubMed, SciELO and Web of Science databases to compile the available information on …

Simulating land use and land cover change under contrasting levels of policy enforcement and its spatially-explicit impact on tropical forest landscapes in Ecuador

M Lippe, L Rummel, S Günter - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study simulates the future impact of land use and land cover (LULC) change and the
enforcement of policy bundles on the multi-functionality of tropical forest landscapes. It …

Land use and land cover in tropical forest: Global research

A Velastegui-Montoya, N Montalván-Burbano… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tropical ecosystems play an important role in the environment. They provide multiple
ecosystem services, such as carbon capture and sequestration, food supply, and climate …

Modelling Climatically Suitable Areas for Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) and Their Shifts across Neotropics: The Role of Protected Areas

RJ Herrera-Feijoo, B Torres, R López-Tobar… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) is a species with great economic interest
worldwide and is classified as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. Deforestation and …

[HTML][HTML] The multiple injustice of fossil fuel territories in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Oil development, urban growth, and climate justice perspectives

D Codato, F Peroni, M De Marchi - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Alongside growing awareness of the historical and ethical dimensions of climate change
impacts, little is known about those territories both sources of fossil fuel extraction as well as …

Deforestation in continental Ecuador with a focus on protected areas

J Kleemann, C Zamora, AB Villacis-Chiluisa, P Cuenca… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forest conservation is of particular concern in tropical regions where a large refuge of
biodiversity is still existing. These areas are threatened by deforestation, forest degradation …

Principales amenazas e iniciativas de conservación de la biodiversidad en Ecuador

RJ Herrera-Feijoo - Journal of Economic and Social …, 2024 - economicsocialresearch.com
Este artículo aborda las principales amenazas a la biodiversidad en Ecuador y evalúa las
iniciativas de conservación actuales. Utilizando un enfoque cualitativo de revisión …

[HTML][HTML] Ecuadorian water funds' use of scale-sensitive strategies to stay on course in forest and landscape restoration governance

D Wiegant, J Bakx, N Flohr, P van Oel… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water funds are task-specific organisations that conserve and restore watersheds. The funds
provide sustained finance and a collaborative space for actors at different levels to improve …

Germination and growth of Sterculia colombiana in Arosemena Tola, Napo, Ecuador

RV Abril-Saltos, EA Villacis-Estrada… - Agronomía …, 2023 - scielo.sa.cr
Abstract ABRIL-SALTOS, Ricardo Vinicio et al. Germination and growth of Sterculia
colombiana in Arosemena Tola, Napo, Ecuador. Agron. Mesoam [online]. 2023, vol. 34, n. 2 …