A presente s铆ntese compara para os quatro pa铆ses o hist贸rico e as perspectivas da explora莽茫o mineira, os quadros jur铆dicos e regulamentares relativos ao meio ambiente, as caracter铆sticas ambientais e sociais das zonas estudadas, os estudos sociais e ambientais do estado inicial e estudo de鈥
An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated. Pioneering efforts in South Africa, Australia and the United States have shown that the process鈥
This account of extractive reserves in the Brazilian Amazon region provides practical examples of sustainability based on first-hand reports. The historical background is followed by examination of social organization, analyses of the economic viability of reserves, the key elements in鈥
Poverty has become the central concern for development agencies, and because many of the areas that are most important for conserving biodiversity are occupied by poor people, or have poor people living around them, the relationship between poverty and protected areas can no longer be ignored.鈥
African elephants are confronted with habitat loss and degradation and increasing levels of human 聳 elephant conflict. Management authorities in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly turning to translocation as a means to meet such challenges. This trend has to take into account changing political鈥