[PDF] Strategic Action Program For The Integrated Management Of The Pantanal And The Upper Paraguay River Basin eBook

Author : Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 37,76 MB
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1317006240

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Recent scientific development and politico-institutional experiences related to the conservation of the South-American Pantanal are explored in this book in relation to what is happening in other tropical wetland areas of international importance such as the Everglades in North America and the Okavango in Africa, as well as considering the European experience. An interdisciplinary group of authors examines the need to establish a constructive dialogue between scientists, policy-makers and local stakeholders and outline a future research agenda, including consideration of the impacts of climate change and the pressures of regional development, for wetland management.

Author : Asit K. Biswas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1135715319

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Definitive analyses of transboundary water management in Latin America are conspicuous by their absence. The situation is a little better for rivers compared to groundwater resources. Transboundary water management in Latin America has been evolving in a somewhat different manner compared to other continents. The book includes eight authoritative case studies of Latin American transboundary rivers and aquifers, as well as a thinkpiece on the complexities of managing aquifers based on global experiences. The case studies are of different scales, ranging from the mighty Amazon to small Silala. The overall focus of the book is on ways in which such difficult and complex rivers and aquifers that are shared by two or more countries can be managed efficiently and equitably, and on the lessons, both positive and negative, that other regions can learn from the Latin American experience. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Author : P. Corbett
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1786204312

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This volume brings together a number of papers from two workshops with the theme, ‘Rain, Rivers, Reservoirs’, which considered the dynamic changes to river systems as part of natural processes, particularly changing climatic conditions. Bringing researchers from two different locations to Brazil and the UK allowed scientists to contribute to and promote, ‘debate on current research…on how the planet works and how we can live sustainably on it’. This volume features a series of papers on the geoscience of modern and ancient rivers from across the world (Brazil, United States, Spain, Argentina, Canada, India and the UK), their evolution through time, their management, their deposits and their engineering, with both subsurface aquifers/hydrocarbon reservoirs (of Carboniferous, Triassic and Cretaceous age) and surface reservoirs considered.

Author : Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 36,43 MB
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030385248

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This book discusses the outcomes of more than ten years of research in the southern tracts of the Amazon region, and addresses the expansion of the agricultural frontier, consolidation of the agribusiness-based economy, and expansion of regional infrastructure (roads, dams, urban centres, etc). It combines extensive empirical evidence with the international literature on frontier-making and regional Amazonian development, and adopts a critical politico-geographical perspective that will benefit scholars in various other disciplines. This book is intended to push the current theoretical and methodological boundaries regarding the controversies and impacts of agribusiness in the region. A new international scientific network, led by the author, is investigating the broader context of the themes analysed here.

Author : Frederick A. Swarts
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,68 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
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The Pantanal in the 21st Century: for the planet's largest wetland, an uncertain future; Overview of the Pantanal, The Pantanal and the Paraguay River Basin: from the technical focus to the political option; The Brazilian Pantanal: an overview; Wetlands in Bolivia: Pantanal preservation and sustainable development; The Pantanal of Paraguay; Geology of the Pantanal region; Preservation of the Pantanal; The Pantanal today, prospects for tomorrow; Protected areas in the Bolivian Pantanal; Pantanal National Park Preservation and the Integrated efford of the Brazilian Government towards areas under Federal, State and private protection; Economic development; Ecotourism in the Pantanal and its role as a viable economic incentive for conservation; Ecotourism as a tool for sustainable development in the Pantanal; Ecotourism in Mato Grosso do Sul: the new business opportunity; Cattle grazing and sustainable plant diversity in the Pantanal: what do we know? What do we need to know?; The Paraguay-Parana Hidrovia: large-scale channelization or a "Tyranny of small decisions"?; Research for sustainable development of the Brazilian Pantanal; International Organizations and the Pantanal; Implementation of integrated management practices for the Pantanal and the Upper Paraguay River Basin; Ramsar convention and the Pantanal; The World Bank and the Pantanal; UNEP and the Pantanal; Lessons from other systems; Lessons from the Everglades; Wetland ecotones and the role of the private sector in conservation and management of the Pantanal; Economic development and environmental conservation in Korea: the relevance of Korean Wetland experiences to the Pantanal; Dynamic between economic development and environmental preservation; The profound shift toward and environmentally sustainable economy; Sustainable development: an integrated approach; A measure of optimism; World conference on preservation and sustainable development in the Pantanal; The international environment: challenges and opportunities; Pantanal: a global heritage; The Pantanal and the pantaneiros: heartfelt challenges and new opportunities; Fundamental considerations for the future of the Pantanal.