Integrating biological data into development projects: Threatened bird species and management plans for sustainable forestry in the Province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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dc.contributor.authorJahn, Olafen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialPlaya de Oroen
dc.coverage.spatialProvince of Esmeraldasen
dc.coverage.spatialEcuadoren
dc.coverage.temporal1995 - 1998en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:08:07Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:08:07Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
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dc.description.abstractTwo central ideas of the Convention on Biological Diversity (UNEP 1992) are (1) the sustainable use of natural resources and (2) the implementation of environmental impact assessments. These are precisely the precepts of Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs) such as CARE Ecuador´s Sustainable Use of Biological Resources (SUBIR) Project. Although any project proposing the use of natural resources may have adverse effects on biodiversity, environmental assessment is an important instrument to avoid or at least reduce such results. In this context, recent and accurate biological diversity data are critical, for they are exactly what allow us to determine the ecological sustainability and environmental impact of a proposed project. Unfortunately, such environmental assessment is often limited by time and money, which makes the availability of effective and affordable rapid assessment methods imperative. The Multi Time-Window Transect Mapping (MTW) method was developed explicitly to meet this need in assessing tropical bird communities. In this paper I discuss how MTW data on threatened bird species improved the conservation efforts in SUBIR´s pilot Community Forest Management Plan, which was developed in the community of Playa de Oro. Furthermore, I present a scheme for the integration of avifaunistic data into conservation and development projects.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier370en
dc.identifier.isbn1-59111-009-2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65436en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherAthens, Ga.: SANREM CRSP and CARE-SUBIRen
dc.relation.ispartofRhoades, R. and J. Stallings, eds. 2001. Integrated Conservation and Development in Tropical America: Experiences and Lessons in Linking Communities, Projects, and Policies, 39-53. Athens, GA: SANREM CRSP and CARE-SUBIRen
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2001 by SANREM CRSP and CARE-SUBIR. All rights reserveden
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectForest managementen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectModelingen
dc.subjectSustainable forestryen
dc.subjectEndangered speciesen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectBiodiversity conservationen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impact assessmentsen
dc.subjectSUBIRen
dc.subjectCARE Ecuadoren
dc.subjectMulti time-window transect mapping (mtw) methoden
dc.subjectTropical bird speciesen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleIntegrating biological data into development projects: Threatened bird species and management plans for sustainable forestry in the Province of Esmeraldas, Ecuadoren
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