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  1. Library Resource
    Documents de politique et mémoires
    janvier, 2001
    Honduras

    Barbier and Bergeron explore several hypotheses about the dynamics of natural resource management in the hillsides of La Lima and further explore the causes and consequences of the transition to vegetable production. To fully integrate agroecological factors, such as forest,

  2. Library Resource
    Documents de politique et mémoires
    janvier, 2009
    Mexique, Amérique septentrionale

    Uncertainty and risk are characteristics inherent in agricultural activities, and one of the main sources of risk is weather. Because agriculture depends heavily on rainfall, it is sensitive to weather changes. Agriculture is also vulnerable to extreme weather events; floods, droughts, and frosts cause both production and capital losses. Approximately 98 percent of the catastrophic risk to agriculture in Mexico stems from two types of weather events: droughts (accounting for 80 percent) and cyclones (accounting for 18 percent).

  3. Library Resource

    economics, indicators and environmental externalities in a Costa Rican watershed

    Documents de politique et mémoires
    décembre, 2001
    Amérique centrale, Amérique septentrionale, Costa Rica

    The worsening degradation of natural resources urgently requires the adoption of more sustainable management practices. This need has led to growing interest and investment in monitoring systems for tracking the condition of natural resources. This study is concerned with the design of monitoring systems that have direct relevance for the management of natural resources. We call these Policy Relevant Monitoring Systems (PRMS). Such systems have several key characteristics.

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