Rural territories play an important role when progress is made toward a balanced regional
development; thus, an analysis is required of the components and/or factors which have …

Achieving nature conservation goals require grappling with 'wicked'problems. These
intractable problems arise from the complexity and dynamism of the social–ecological …

Abstract Inadequate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is often thought to hinder adaptive
management of socio-ecological systems. A key influence on environmental management …

We examined the laws and legal provisions governing the commercial trade of terrestrial
wild fauna across the trade chain in some of the world's megadiverse countries and how …

In this paper we argue that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with case studies or
environmental modelling. But what is missing is the articulation of necessary complimentary …

Abstract Evaluation of the management effectiveness of protected areas has become a
global priority, especially in coastal zones, where essential services are threatened by land …

Strategies that integrate conservation and development objectives are increasingly
common, albeit still controversial, at the global scale. There are information gaps regarding …

The past decade has seen a revival of the long-disfavored concept of frontier, which now
elucidates the interdependence between political centers and their naturally rich peripheries …

Wildlife in Latin America is subject to enormous pressures and, as in most countries, has
been negatively impacted in Mexico. In 1997, the Mexican government implemented a …

Resumen (Introducción): En México, la Ley General de Equilibrio Ecológico y Protección al
Ambiente (LGEEPA) incluye instrumentos que promueven la participación social en la …