Browsing Investigación by Title
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A amazonia e os objetivos do milenio
(Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia, Belém (Brasil), 2007)Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio estabelecidos pela ONU propõem metas e indicadores para medir e orientar a melhoria nas condições socioeconômicas (pobreza, educação, saúde, desigualdade entre os gêneros, mortalidade ... -
A case study of traditional agro-forestry practices in a wet tropical zone: the La Suiza project
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba (Costa Rica)., 1979) -
A case study on the effect of biological disease control on the rehabilitation of abandoned cocoa (Theobroma cacao) farms under two shading regimes and with two application times in Tingo Marái, Perú
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 1999) -
A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
(Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. (Estados Unidos), 2015-05)Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant methodological and data ... -
A farm typology for the Atlantic Zone
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Atlantic Zone Programme Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica), 1997)In land use analysis it is often necessary to generalize individual farMON into a number of farm types. In this research the farm typology is based on the physical production possibilities presented by farm size and soil ... -
A financial analysis of a small scale Gmelina arborea Roxb. improvement programme in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1995)El documento presenta los resultados de un análisis financiero de un programa de mejoramiento genético de escala pequeña de Gmelina arborea en Hojancha, provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. El programa consistió en el ... -
A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30m spatial resolution
(2018)With the growing recognition that effective action on climate change will require a combination of emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, protecting, enhancing and restoring natural carbon sinks have become ... -
A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance
(The Lancet, 2023-09-08)It discusses the urgent need to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights on how to reduce its impact in the future. It highlights the consequences of clinically ineffective ... -
A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer's adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America
(2008)The current study shows the process and the results of a methodology proposed to contribute with the issue of how to evaluate the adaptation to climate variability and future climate change. The proposed methodology consists ... -
A micrometeorological model to simulate leaf wetness duration in an homogeneous plant canopy after rain or dew deposit (with special emphasis on banana and plantain canopies)
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica). Proyecto Regional de Agrometeorología, 1990) -
A natural ecosystem analog approach to the design of a successional crop system for tropical forest environments
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1980) -
A rapid assessment tool for integrated watershed management: a case study from La Plata river in South America
(2013)Environment quality indicators can be inadequate when measuring the short-term impacts of projects and actions within an integrated watershed management approach. Quantifiable changes in environmental indicators often ... -
A simple method to study and correct the radiometric effects due to topography in a radar image
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Programa Manejo Integrado de Recursos Naturales. Área de Manejo de Cuencas., 1994) -
Abastecimiento de leña en la industria rural de Panamá: problemas y alternativas forestales
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Programa de Producción y Desarrollo Agropecuario Sostenido., 1989)El estudio presenta los resultados de dos encuestas y de otros estudios específicos orientados para conocer, evaluar el consumo y determinar los problemas derivados de la utilización de leña como combustible en pequeñas ... -
Abastecimiento y mercado de la leña en América Central: estudio de casos
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Dept. de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1985)En América Central la leña representa más del 31 por ciento de la energía consumida. El 80 por ciento de la población distribuida en las áreas rurales y en los sectores de bajos ingresos del área urbana, depende de la leña ... -
ABC del cambio climático en Mesoamérica
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2010)El objetivo de este documento es proporcionar información científica actualizada para apoyar la elaboración de la Estrategia Regional de Cambio Climático para Centroamérica y República Dominicana. Se espera que la estrategia ... -
Abejas silvestres y polinización
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2005)Un tercio de los alimentos que consumimos está disponible gracias a la polinización, y aproximadamente la mitad de los animales que polinizan las plantas tropicales son abejas. Se considera que en el Neotrópico hay casi ...
