Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador

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Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America : The Case of Ecuador. / Rieckmann, Marco; Adomßent, Maik; Härdtle, Werner et al.

Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. ed. / Frank Emmanuel Zachos; Jan Christian Habel. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2011. p. 435-452.

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Rieckmann, M, Adomßent, M, Härdtle, W & Aguirre, P 2011, Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. in FE Zachos & JC Habel (eds), Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 435-452. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5_22

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Rieckmann, M., Adomßent, M., Härdtle, W., & Aguirre, P. (2011). Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. In F. E. Zachos, & J. C. Habel (Eds.), Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas (pp. 435-452). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5_22

Vancouver

Rieckmann M, Adomßent M, Härdtle W, Aguirre P. Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. In Zachos FE, Habel JC, editors, Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. 2011. p. 435-452 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5_22

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abstract = "The conservation of biodiversity is closely linked to sustainable development.This is particularly evident in the so-called developing countries. LatinAmerica, for instance, hosts some of the most important biodiversity hotspots inthe world. However, this biodiversity is threatened by development processeswhich lead to environmental degradation and thus a significant loss of biodiversity.In Ecuador, new approaches towards sustainable development with a particularfocus on biodiversity conservation and environmental protection have been developedin recent years. Against the background of data on biological diversity in LatinAmerica and a description of conservation endeavours in the Latin-Americanregion, this chapter analyses the Ecuadorian efforts to achieve sustainable developmentand long-term protection of biological diversity. Positive impacts as well asnew challenges and conflicts, which result from these approaches, are identified anddiscussed.",
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