A review to update the Protected Areas in Ecuador and an analysis of their main impacts and conservation strategies

C Mestanza-Ramón, J Monar-Nuñez, P Guala-Alulema… - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
Establishing new protected areas (PAs) is one of the first steps needed to reduce habitat
loss and fragmentation, protect ecosystems that are of vital importance to conserve …

Principales amenazas e iniciativas de conservación de la biodiversidad en Ecuador

RJ Herrera-Feijoo - Journal of Economic and Social …, 2024 - economicsocialresearch.com
Este artículo aborda las principales amenazas a la biodiversidad en Ecuador y evalúa las
iniciativas de conservación actuales. Utilizando un enfoque cualitativo de revisión …

Evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation measures in environmental impact assessments: A comprehensive review of development projects in Korea

ES Kim, DK Lee, J Choi - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Rapid urbanization and development projects in Korea have posed significant threats to
biodiversity; thus, effective mitigation measures are required to preserve natural habitats …

Simulating land use and land cover change under contrasting levels of policy enforcement and its spatially-explicit impact on tropical forest landscapes in Ecuador

M Lippe, L Rummel, S Günter - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study simulates the future impact of land use and land cover (LULC) change and the
enforcement of policy bundles on the multi-functionality of tropical forest landscapes. It …

Modelling Climatically Suitable Areas for Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) and Their Shifts across Neotropics: The Role of Protected Areas

RJ Herrera-Feijoo, B Torres, R López-Tobar… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) is a species with great economic interest
worldwide and is classified as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. Deforestation and …

[HTML][HTML] Land use and land cover in tropical forest: global research

A Velastegui-Montoya, N Montalván-Burbano… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tropical ecosystems play an important role in the environment. They provide multiple
ecosystem services, such as carbon capture and sequestration, food supply, and climate …

Deforestation in continental Ecuador with a focus on protected areas

J Kleemann, C Zamora, AB Villacis-Chiluisa, P Cuenca… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forest conservation is of particular concern in tropical regions where a large refuge of
biodiversity is still existing. These areas are threatened by deforestation, forest degradation …

Functional connectivity across dominant forest ecosystems in Ecuador: A major challenge for a country with a high deforestation rate

CA Rivas, J Guerrero-Casado… - Journal for nature …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ecuador is one of the countries with the highest deforestation rate in South America, despite
being one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. However, there is a lack of …

Large differences between observed and expected Ecuadorian deforestation from 2001 to 2009: a counterfactual simulation approach

B Calvas, LM Castro, M Kindu, L Bingham… - Regional Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Ensuring the integrity of the world's forests is indispensable for mitigating climate change,
combatting biodiversity loss, and protecting the livelihoods of rural communities. While many …

[HTML][HTML] The multiple injustice of fossil fuel territories in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Oil development, urban growth, and climate justice perspectives

D Codato, F Peroni, M De Marchi - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Alongside growing awareness of the historical and ethical dimensions of climate change
impacts, little is known about those territories both sources of fossil fuel extraction as well as …