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Journal Articles & Books
January 2022
Latin America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica

En el presente artículo de investigación las personas autoras realizan un estudio histórico- jurídico de las principales políticas públicas agrarias promulgadas por el Estado costarricense desde el año 1821 hasta la actualidad.

Reports & Research
June 2021
Africa
Ethiopia
Congo
Americas
Costa Rica
Mexico
Brazil
Asia
Philippines
Vietnam

L’étude a analysé dans 31 pays l’état de la reconnaissance juridique des droits des peuples autochtones, des communautés locales et des populations afro-descendantes sur le carbone présent sur leurs terres et territoires.

Peer-reviewed publication
January 2021
Costa Rica

Deforestation and the unsustainable management of agricultural and livestock production systems in tropical mountain areas have caused fragmented and degraded landscapes. Payment for ecosystem services (PES) could be an effective policy instrument with which to reduce deforestation and restore disturbed ecosystems.

FAO
Reports & Research
January 2021
Costa Rica
Mexico
Bolivia
Colombia
Peru

Con el propósito de compartir conocimientos, logros y retos de diversas experiencias en áreas protegidas (AP) latinoamericanas, se llevó a cabo entre el 27 de julio y el 21 de agosto de 2020, el INTERCAMBIO INTERNACIONAL Experiencias de gobernanza y gestión territorial en Áreas Protegidas.

Journal Articles & Books
November 2020
Latin America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica

Common approaches to reverse the trend of tropical deforestation and loss of wildlife include systems of protected areas (PAs) such as national parks, payments for ecosystem services programs (PES) that provide financial reward to landowners protecting their forests, and ecotourism that attempts to increase local economic gains and protect biodiversity while minimizing detrimental ecological ef

Peer-reviewed publication
August 2020
Costa Rica
Liberia

This article summarizes the evidence on youth land rights in Liberia from a literature review combined with primary research from two separate studies: (1) A qualitative assessment conducted as formative research to inform the design of the Land Rights and Sustainable Development (LRSD) project for Landesa and its partners’ community level interventions; and (2) a quantitative baseline survey o

Peer-reviewed publication
July 2020
Argentina
Belgium
Costa Rica
Ethiopia
Mexico
New Zealand
Panama
Philippines
Poland
United States of America
Venezuela

A singular and modest activist action, a temporary park created in San Francisco, grew into the global urban Park(ing) Day (PD) phenomenon. This tactical urbanism event not only expanded to be annually celebrated in thousands of parking lots all over the world but became an inspiration for urban planning and policy changes.

Peer-reviewed publication
April 2020
Costa Rica

Land acquisition often involves power and displacement and can be carried out on a large scale. There are many forms of land acquisition, including for environmental and conservation purposes as well as for production activities.

Peer-reviewed publication
January 2020
Costa Rica

Shaded perennial agroforestry systems (AFS) are regarded as desirable land-use practices that improve soil carbon sequestration.

Peer-reviewed publication
May 2019
Aruba
Bolivia
Brazil
Costa Rica
Portugal
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
Venezuela

In the face of increasing socio-economic and climatic pressures in growing cities, it is rational for managers to consider multiple approaches for securing water availability.