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This Encyclopedia of Tropical Biology and Conservation Management is a component of the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Tropical environments cover the most part of still preserved natural areas of the Earth. The greatest biodiversity, as in terms of animals and plants, as microorganisms, is placed in these hot and rainy ecosystems spread up and below the Equator line. Additionally, the most part of food products, with vegetal or animal origin, that sustain nowadays human beings is direct or undirected dependent of tropical productivity. Biodiversity should be looked at and evaluated not only in terms of numb...
Este livro apresenta, de forma acessível, os temas abordados na disciplina Tópicos Especiais (DERAD 25), oferecida no Curso de Graduação Tecnológica Planejamento e Gestão para o Desenvolvimento Rural (PLAGEDER) da UFRGS, na modalidade a distância. Dividida em quatro partes, esta obra apresenta as bases do conhecimento sobre impacto ambiental, etnoecologia, educação do campo, segurança alimentar e nutricional e turismo rural, bem como as ferramentas aplicáveis à gestão do espaço rural. Busca-se, assim, contribuir para as transformações que conduzam à diversificação das atividades, à valorização dos saberes e práticas locais e ao fortalecimento dos agricultores familiares e das populações tradicionais, ações essas que fortalecem a multiculturalidade brasileira.
One of the main goals in fisheries governance is to promote viability and sustainability in small-scale fishing communities. This is not an easy task given external and internal pressure, including environmental change and competition with other economic sectors searching for development in the coastal region. A comprehensive understanding of small-scale fisheries in their own context, and from a regional perspective, is an important step in supporting the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). This book contributes to the global effort by offering knowledge, insights and lessons about small-scale fisheries in Latin America ...
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