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Mexican Natural Resources Management and Biodiversity Conservation

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  • This book addresses the links between natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in Mexico
  • A truly multidisciplinary book, including a wide array of author´s from the social, economic and natural sciences
  • It offers practical recommendations for Mexican biodiversity conservation, which can be extrapolated to other Latin American countries

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Public Policies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Are Current Actions for Conservation in Mexico Enough? A Review of the Proximate and Ultimate Threats

      • Cecilia Leonor Jiménez-Sierra, Daniel Torres-Orozco Jiménez, Ma Loraine Matias-Palafox
      Pages 53-71
    3. Public Policies and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico

      • Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, Maxime Le Bail, Omar Berkelaar Muñoz
      Pages 105-115
    4. Public Mexican Corporations’ Sustainability Indicators: Measuring the Profit Benefits of Protected Natural Areas Programs for Socially Responsible Investors

      • Irma Cristina Espitia-Moreno, Oscar Valdemar De la Torre-Torres, Dolores Guadalupe Martínez-Peña
      Pages 117-130
    5. Intellectual Property and the Governance of Plant Genetic Resources in Mexico: Trends and Implications for Research and Innovation

      • David J. Jefferson, Ileana Serrano Fraire, Luis Felipe Beltrán-Morales
      Pages 131-148
    6. Artisanal Fishers and Their Participation in Public Policies for Biodiversity Conservation in Their Communities

      • Gerardo Rodríguez-Quiroz, Isidro Luis Rodríguez-Franco, Daniel Gracía-Urquídez, Miguel Ángel Pinkus Rendón, Manuel Jesús Pinkus Rendón
      Pages 149-164
  3. Theoretical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Socio-environmental Aspects of Conservation in Rural Communities

      • Miguel Pinkus-Rendón, Enrique Rodríguez-Balam, Manuel Pinkus-Rendón
      Pages 167-176
    3. The Conservation and Restoration of the Mexican Islands, a Successful Comprehensive and Collaborative Approach Relevant for Global Biodiversity

      • Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz, Yuliana Bedolla-Guzmán, Julio Hernández-Montoya, Mariam Latofski-Robles, Luciana Luna-Mendoza, Federico Méndez-Sánchez et al.
      Pages 177-192
    4. Successful Experiences in Promoting Scientific Research in Mexican Conservation Biology

      • Arturo Gómez Barrero, Arturo Gómez-Pompa, Andrea Gómez Lissarrague
      Pages 193-224
    5. Forgotten Social Issues for Achieving Long-Term Conservation in Protected Areas

      • Daniel Torres-Orozco Jiménez, Benito Vázquez-Quesada, Cecilia L. Jiménez-Sierra
      Pages 225-249
    6. Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons of Mexico: Challenges for Science, Management, and Conservation

      • José Alfredo Arreola-Lizárraga, Gustavo Padilla-Arredondo, Thelma Michelle Ruiz-Ruiz, Luz María Cruz-García, Lía Celina Méndez-Rodríguez, Pablo Hernández-Almaraz et al.
      Pages 251-283
    7. Status of the Phylogeography, Taxonomy and Conservation of the Reptiles of the Gulf of California Islands

      • María Carmen Blázquez, Patricia Vázquez, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
      Pages 285-304
    8. Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in Central Mexico: A Multi-criteria Approach

      • Aurora Breceda, Alondra Calderón, Denhi Salinas, Joaquín Sosa
      Pages 305-318
    9. Development of Electrical Infrastructure and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico

      • Guillermo Zúñiga-Gutiérrez, Veneranda Rubio-Pérez
      Pages 347-374
    10. Freshwater Wetlands Conservation: An Assessment Protocol for Coastal Restoration in the Context of Climate Change

      • María Mercedes Castillo-Uzcanga, Everardo Barba-Macías, Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio
      Pages 375-401

About this book

This book presents valuable and recent lessons learned regarding the links between natural resources management, from a Socio-Ecological perspective, and the biodiversity conservation in Mexico. It address the political and social aspects, as well as the biological and ecological factors, involved in natural resources management and their impacts on biodiversity conservation. It is a useful resource for researchers and professionals around the globe, but especially those in Latin American countries, which are grappling with the same Bio-Cultural heritage conservation issues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Red Nacional Áreas Naturales Protegidas RENANP-CONACYT, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste CIBNOR-CONACYT, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Alfredo Ortega-Rubio

About the editor

Alfredo Ortega-Rubio. Ph.D. with specialty in Ecology is currently a titular researcher at the Northwest Centre for Biological Research in Mexico. He has received three national awards from the President of the Mexican Republic for his career in scientific research, with a Socio-Ecological perspective, applied to biodiversity conservation in Natural Protected Areas. He has published 194 original research articles, 21 books and 99 book chapters. He has led 175 very large projects on resource management, ecological restoration and environmental impact assessment, including those required to create the Sierra de La Laguna, Vizcaíno Desert and Revillagigedo Archipelago, Biosphere Reserves. He has directed a total of 63 postgraduate thesis, including 35 Ph.D. and 28 Master in Sciences. He has been awarded with the international INTERCIENCIA Prize in Biodiversity Conservation on the American Continent in 2007. He was also awarded the Prize for Scientific Research in the State of Baja California Sur. Since 2004 he has been Researcher "E", the top Researcher level at the CONACYT Research Centres system.

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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