The ecosystem services (ES) concept has brought together research on ecosystems, biodiversity and human well-being, but critical challenges remain to make ES operational. assessments are relevant tools in multi-purpose landscapes, such as agricultural landscapes situated within natural protected areas where the challenge is meet both local livelihoods conservations goals. La Sepultura Biosphere...

REDD+ is a mechanism to address climate change by reducing deforestation and forest degradation. In this article, the implementation of REDD Early Movers- REM/Visión Amazonia program in Guaviare, Colombia, analyzed, focusing on challenges scope when addressing drivers post-conflict context. By taking historical perspective regional we link these recent trends region. This article demonstrates p...

Use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become standard practice on the modern ranch. The unique operating conditions present on a ranch, subject the occupational ATV user to hazards requiring awareness and specialized training. The purpose of this study was to apply social marketing methods to address a specific environmental health and safety issue present in the agricultural industry. A serie...

From 1975 to 2000, the water buffalo population in the Brazilian Amazon increased at nearly 13% per year, making it one of the fastest growing herds in the world. On the floodplains of the Amazon River buffalo are managed in a similar manner to cattle, but often earn superior production figures. This production advantage, however, is tempered by the role buffalo play in conflicts between landow...

Emergy allows the sustainability of agricultural and livestock systems to be evaluated. This methodology was applied to analyze livestock systems on traditional farms located in the Pantanal Watershed in Brazil. The goals were to evaluate the sustainability of the system and to show the importance of the presence of native fauna and cattle in maintaining the region’s ecological quality. The res...

BACKGROUND Traditional communities have been utilizing animal products for numerous purposes and have for a long time contributed to the accumulation of world knowledge. Local people in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, have been using birds including ostriches as pets or their products such as meat, eggs as food; their body parts such as feathers, bones and hide for ornaments but more importan...