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Using the past to contextualize anthropogenic impacts on the present and future distribution of an endemic Caribbean mammal
(2019)
Island species are difficult to conserve because they face the synergy of climate change, invasive species, deforestation, and increasing human population densities in areas where land mass is shrinking. The Caribbean ...
Movilidad baja en carbono para el desarrollo sostenible y equitativo de las ciudades desafíos y oportunidades para el transporte de pasajeros en América Latina y el Caribe
(2021)
A partir de la recopilación de opiniones y experiencias de expertos en movilidad sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe y de una revisión de literatura, en este informe se dan a conocer los catalizadores y barreras para ...
La cooperación multiactor como base para la acción climática (ODS 13) y el desarrollo regenerativo y sostenible en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
(2022)
El propósito de este documento es presentar los hallazgos de una investigación realizada simultáneamente entre el 2020 y el 2021 en Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Jamaica, México y Perú. La investigación tuvo como ...
Planning for resilience : incorporating scenario and model uncertainty and trade-offs when prioritizing management of climate refugia
(2022)
Climate change has become the greatest threat to the world's ecosystems. Locating and managing areas that contribute to the survival of key species under climate change is critical for the persistence of ecosystems in the ...
Localized governance of carbon dioxide removal in Small Island Developing States
(2022)
Highlights:
● Small Island Developing States are particularly at risk from climate change impacts
● Participatory frameworks are key for societal appraisal of carbon dioxide removal
● Localized governance may positively ...
Identifying critical areas for conservation : biodiversity and climate change in Central America, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic
(2008)
Given the rapidity and intensity of anthropogenic impacts on natural systems, assessing the effectiveness of current protected areas in preserving biodiversity is especially important in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, which ...
Mangrove mortality in a changing climate : an overview
(2018)
Mangroves provide vital ecosystem services at the dynamic interface between land and oceans. Recent reports of mangrove mortality suggest that mangroves may be adversely affected by climate change. Here, we review historical ...
Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)
Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ...
Tropical montane vegetation dynamics near the upper cloud belt strongly associated with a shifting ITCZ and fire
(2022)
Tropical montane forests house unusual and diverse biota and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly near the trade wind inversion (TWI) – the upper end of the cloud belt that defines tropical ...
Variación interanual de la floración y visita de abejas en cuatro especies de árboles de bosque seco en República Dominicana
(2015)
Entre septiembre 2010 a agosto 2013, en los municipios Bánica y Pedro Santana, en el suroeste de la República Dominicana, se realizaron observaciones de la floración de cuatro especies de interés apícola presentes en el ...