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CIAT (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical), a non-profit, international organization, is based in Cali, Colombia, in the valley between two cordilleras of the Andes mountains. It is a sister center to CIP, which is located in Lima and is one of the organizers of the Forum. CIAT works with agricultural and natural resource problems throughout the tropics; a lot work is carried out in...
This details the articles of the Charter of Indigneous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests and includes articles on the following:
- Principles, goals and demands- Respect for our rights
- Territory
- Decision-making
- Development policy
- Forest policy
- Biodiversity and conservation
- Intellectual property
- Research
-...
Mountain regions are fragile ecosystems and an important source of water, energy and biological diversity. Furthermore they are a source of such key resources as minerals, forest and agricultural products, as well as being landscapes for tourism and recreation. As a major ecosystem representing the complex and interrelated ecology of our planet, mountain environments are essential to the...
Mountains, though having grandeur, mystery, prominence and even sacredness have not captured public nor political attention as a focus for concern and action. Without an illustrious, persuasive spokesperson, mountains have languished as a discrete topic of major public concern.
The constraints to sustainable use of these dynamic, "fragile", three-...
The potential for developing participatory and pluralist models makes the theme of collaborative links among service/research organizations, local level development agencies and rural people one of growing interest, though it is increasingly recognised that well-founded strategies and practical tools are required to achieve satisfactory results. In this paper, comparative advantages of...
There is a need among ecophysiologists for gas exchange systems capable of rapid sampling and numerous replications. Measurements of temporal and spatial variability within tree canopies, or among replicates of plants in experimental units, are often hampered by difficulty in obtaining sufficient concurrent gas exchange data within a reasonable amount of time. Single cuvette systems take too...
The paper looks at conservation, sustainable use and benefit sharing. It considers the 'ecosystem approach', looks at protected areas and the restoration, rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and recovery of species as well as management of invasive and alien species. The traditional knowledge of local and indigenous communities is considered. Options for sustainable use including sustainable...
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