Mexican Natural Resources Management and Biodiversity Conservation

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico: Assessing the Institutional Capacity for Implementing Nagoya Protocol and Aichi Targets (Jesús Darío Galindo-González, Evelia Rivera-Arriaga)....Pages 3-52 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 Patrimonialism, Natural Resource Management, and Civil Service in Mexico: Lessons Learnt from the Last 30 Years (Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz)....Pages 73-103 Public Policies and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico (Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, Maxime Le Bail, Omar Berkelaar Muñoz)....Pages 105-115 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 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 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 Front Matter ....Pages 165-165 Socio-environmental Aspects of Conservation in Rural Communities (Miguel Pinkus-Rendón, Enrique Rodríguez-Balam, Manuel Pinkus-Rendón)....Pages 167-176 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 Successful Experiences in Promoting Scientific Research in Mexican Conservation Biology (Arturo Gómez Barrero, Arturo Gómez-Pompa, Andrea Gómez Lissarrague)....Pages 193-224 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 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 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 Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in Central Mexico: A Multi-criteria Approach (Aurora Breceda, Alondra Calderón, Denhi Salinas, Joaquín Sosa)....Pages 305-318 Potential Impacts of Decadal Climate Variability on Coastal Biodiversity and Societal Important Productive Activities: A Case Study in Mexican Coastal States (Isaac Azuz-Adeath, Alejandra Cuevas)....Pages 319-345 Development of Electrical Infrastructure and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico (Guillermo Zúñiga-Gutiérrez, Veneranda Rubio-Pérez)....Pages 347-374 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 Front Matter ....Pages 403-403 Community Adaptation to Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation in Natural Protected Areas: The Case of El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Mexico (Alba E. Gámez, Antonina Ivanova, Eduardo Juárez)....Pages 405-429 The Value of Ecotourism and Ecosystem Services in Espiritu Santo Island National Park, Mexico (Claudia Lorena Lauterio-Martínez, Víctor Ángel Hernández-Trejo, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio, Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez, Reyna María Ibáñez-Pérez, Mariana Bobadilla-Jiménez)....Pages 431-453 Biodiversity Conservation in the Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve: Ecological and Socioeconomic Threats (Everardo Barba-Macías, M. Azahara Mesa-Jurado, Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio, Alejandro Ortega-Argueta)....Pages 455-477 Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Woody Plants in a Dry Tropical Forest: Recommendations for Its Management (Jesús Argumedo-Espinoza, Joaquín Sosa Ramírez, Vicente Díaz-Núñez, Diego R. Pérez-Salicrup, María Elena Siqueiros Delgado)....Pages 479-500 Conservation of Biodiversity vs Tourism and Fishing at the Archipelago Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California (Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez, Oscar A. Arizpe Covarrubias, César Miguel Maldonado-Alcudia, Blanca Roldán-Clarà)....Pages 501-517 Functional Diversity in Plants: Implications for Conservation Issues of the Mexican Biodiversity (Clara Tinoco-Ojanguren, José L. Andrade, Oscar Briones, Alejandro E. Castellanos)....Pages 519-554 Realities and Pending Issues in the Scientific Research in Natural Protected Areas in Mexico (Manuel Jesús Pinkus-Rendón, Cielo María Ávila-López, Michael V. Córdoba-Matson, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio)....Pages 555-572 Back Matter ....Pages 573-588