Search Results - "Vergara‐Asenjo, Gerardo"

Engaging Stakeholders: Assessing Accuracy of Participatory Mapping of Land Cover in Panama by Vergara‐Asenjo, Gerardo, Sharma, Divya, Potvin, Catherine

“…Full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities, and high accuracy estimates are two current requirements for the purposes of…”
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A participatory approach to elucidate the consequences of land invasions on REDD+ initiatives: A case study with Indigenous communities in Panama by Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo, Mateo-Vega, Javier, Alvarado, Alexis, Potvin, Catherine

“…Land tenure and tenure security are among the most important factors determining the viability and success of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest…”
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Genesis of an indigenous social-ecological landscape in eastern Panama by Sharma, Divya, Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo, Cunampio, Mitzy, Cunampio, Raquel B., Cunampio, Mara B., Potvin, Catherine

“…Knowledge of the interplay between ecological and social influences in the context of land-use decision-making is sparse. To help fill this gap, we conducted…”
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Forest protection and tenure status: The key role of indigenous peoples and protected areas in Panama by Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo, Potvin, Catherine

“…•Protected areas and indigenous territories show the highest levels of forest cover and effectiveness for avoiding deforestation in Panama.•Most mature forests…”
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Linnean and Wallacean shortfalls in the knowledge of arthropod species in Chile: Challenges and implications for regional conservation by Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo, Alfaro, Fermín M., Pizarro-Araya, Jaime

“…Despite global efforts to identify and classify species to improve biodiversity baselines, there still remains large knowledge shortfalls that affect our…”
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A comparison of influences on the landscape of two social-ecological systems by Sharma, Divya, Holmes, Ignacia, Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo, Miller, William N., Cunampio, Mitzy, B. Cunampio, Raquel, B. Cunampio, Mara, Potvin, Catherine

“…•Ostrom’s social-ecological systems framework diagnosed two disparate landscapes.•Resource System topography and Actor socioeconomics led to divergent forest…”
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Land Cover Dynamics in Panama: Local Lessons Addressing Global Challenges in the Context of REDD by Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo

“…Forest ecosystems play a critical role as carbon sinks at the global scale. Rapid land use/cover change (LUCC) and the large source of greenhouse gas emissions…”
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Genesis of an indigenous social-ecological landscape in eastern Panama by Sharma, Divya, Vergara-Asenjo, Gerardo, Cunampio, Mitzy, Cunampio, Raquel B, Cunampio, Mara B, Potvin, Catherine

“…Knowledge of the interplay between ecological and social influences in the context of land-use decision-making is sparse. To help fill this gap, we conducted…”
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