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The coffee rust crises in Colombia and Central America (2008-2013): impacts, plausible causes and proposed solutions
(2015)
Coffee rust is a leaf disease caused by the fungus,
Hemileia vastatrix. Coffee rust epidemics, with intensities
higher than previously observed, have affected a number of
countries including: Colombia, from 2008 to 2011; ...
What information do policy makers need to develop climate adaptation plans for mallholder farmers? : the case of Central America and Mexico
(Springer, 2016)
Scientific and technical information can increase the ability of policy makers to
make strategic decisions. However, climate change policy is often formulated without significant
input from science. We examine whether ...
Bosques secundarios ¿Manejarlos, preservarlos o eliminarlos?
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2015)
Los bosques secundarios en Centroamérica tienen un gran potencial socioeconómico, no solo por su extensión en continuo crecimiento (por abandono de pasturas y suelos degradados), sino también por los beneficios que pueden ...
El manejo integral del estiércol: una ventana de oportunidades para los países miembros del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA)
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
La actividad ganadera constituye el principal medio de
vida para la pequeña y mediana agricultura y contribuye
al desarrollo socioeconómico de muchas comunidades en
América Central y República Dominicana. Sin ...
Mapping climate change adaptive capacity and vulnerability of smallholder agricultural livelihoods in Central America: ranking and descriptive approaches to support adaptation strategies
(Springer, 2016)
Climate change is one of the main threats to rural livelihoods in Central America, especially for small and medium-sized farmers. Climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) integrates biophysical and socioeconomic ...
More Stable Productivity of Semi Natural Grasslands than Sown Pastures in a Seasonally Dry Climate
(2013-06-11)
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...
Climatology-based regional modelling of potential vegetation and average annual long-term runoff for Mesoamerica
(2010)
Mean annual cycles of runoff, evapotranspiration,
leaf area index (LAI) and potential vegetation were
modelled for Mesoamerica using the SVAT model MAPSS
with different climatology datasets. We calibrated and validated
the ...
La cogestión adaptativa de cuencas para la gobernanza local: pautas para las autoridades locales en América Central
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2010-05)
El modelo de cogestión adaptativa de cuencas hidrográficas ha generado respuestas para la gobernabilidad y gobernanza local en América Central. La convergencia de intereses públicos, privados y cívicos en diferentes espacios ...