Environmental-Plant sciencesal Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean

About this book

This book is a non-technical interdisciplinary collection of 12 essays, each of which uses natural or social science methods. The essays analyze a representative set of Environmental-Plant sciencesal issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. They consider problems at international, regional, national, and local levels and examine current and historical Environmental-Plant sciencesal policy. The essays are organized according to theme and approach into five parts:

-conservation challenges.,

-national policies, local communities, and rural development.,

-market mechanisms for protecting public goods.,

-public participation and Environmental-Plant sciencesal justice.,

-the effects of development policies on the Environmental-Plant sciences.

Contributors are researchers from Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

This book serves as a reader for undergraduates or master?s students in interdisciplinary courses, a rich source of case studies for courses within one discipline, and an example of cutting-edge analyses for the educated reader interested in Environmental-Plant sciencesal issues in general or specific to the region.