In an era of human activities, global environmental changes, habitat loss and species
extinction, conservation strategies are a crucial step toward minimizing biodiversity loss. For …

Ecuador belongs to the megadiverse countries of the world. However, the high diversity in
species, ecosystems and their services are under threat by land use changes, invasive …

In The Extractive Zone Macarena Gómez-Barris traces the political, aesthetic, and
performative practices that emerge in opposition to the ruinous effects of extractive capital …

À primeira vista, a ideia de direitos da Natureza pode causar algum estranhamento: talvez o
mesmo estranhamento que um dia causaram as propostas de direitos civis, direitos …

Due to rising energy demands and abundant untapped potential, hydropower projects are
rapidly increasing in the Neotropics. This is especially true in the wet and rugged Andean …

National parks, nature reserves, and other protected areas (PAs) are the centerpiece of
efforts to conserve biodiversity. Conservation policy and practice assume that PAs are …

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than two-thirds …

This research evaluates the South American Electric Energy System and its features related
to the inclusion of renewable energies into the transition processes to leave fossil fuel-based …

Abstract Biodiversity in the Tropical Andes is under continuous threat from anthropogenic
activities. Projected changes in climate will likely exacerbate this situation. Using species …

Ecuador's territory harbors a unique set of species and ecosystems, many of them endemic
to the countries' territory and subject to different sources of threat of anthropogenic origin …