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Estudio de caso para el desarrollo e implementación de un sistema de la gestión ambiental
(2019)
La gestión medioambiental ha ido cobrando mayor importancia en el entorno empresarial en las dos últimas décadas, fruto del auge de los nuevos esquemas comerciales surgidos a partir de la creciente globalización social, ...
Valoración económica del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de la República Dominicana
(2014)
El estudio de Valoración Económica del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SINAP), se llevó a cabo en el marco de la consultoría del mismo nombre, como parte de las actividades centrales del Proyecto de Reingeniería del ...
Proyecto Pago por Servicios Ambientales Hídricos, Cuenca Río Yaque de Norte. Ministerio Ambiente-EGEHID-CORAASAN
(2014)
El Proyecto Piloto Pago por Servicios Ambientales Hídricos de la Cuenca Yaque del Norte (PSACYN) surgió por un acuerdo interins tucional entre el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Ministerio Ambiente), la ...
El contexto de los servicios ecosistémicos en la región de Centroamérica y el Caribe
(2014)
La biodiversidad es la principal riqueza que tiene Centroamérica y el Caribe para su desarrollo económico y social; riqueza que se manifiesta en existencias de recursos naturales y de flujos de servicios ecosistémicos para ...
Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests : a review
(2020)
Background: Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide numerous societal benefits in the wake of storm ...
Tropical montane forest ecotones : climate gradients, natural disturbance, and vegetation zonation in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2015)
Aim: We examined relationships between climate–disturbance gradients and patterns of vegetation zonation and ecotones on a subtropical mountain range.
Location: The study was conducted on the windward slopes of the ...
The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions : a study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Understanding what fishers know about the ecology of the fish they catch, and how they perceive the state and management of their fisheries can guide efforts towards more sustainable fishing practices. We tested relationships ...
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 ...
Mangroves as coastal protection for local economic activities from hurricanes in the Caribbean
(2021)
In recent decades, hurricane frequency and intensity have increased in the Caribbean Basin. From 2000 to 2012, more than 100 hurricanes impacted lives, infrastructure, and economic activity along the region’s shorelines. ...
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 ...