Paying for the hydrological services of Mexico's forests: Analysis, negotiations and results

C Muñoz-Piña, A Guevara, JM Torres, J Braña - Ecological economics, 2008 - Elsevier
Mexico faces both high deforestation and severe water scarcity. The Payment for
Hydrological Environmental Services (PSAH) Program was designed to complement other …

Parks versus PES: Evaluating direct and incentive-based land conservation in Mexico

KRE Sims, JM Alix-Garcia - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) and payments for ecosystem services (PES) are the top two
mechanisms available for countries to achieve international REDD agreements, yet there …

Identifying effects of land use cover changes and climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and carbon stocks in Mexico

A Mendoza-Ponce, R Corona-Núñez, F Kraxner… - Global environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Land use cover change (LUCC) has a crucial role in global environmental change,
impacting both ecosystem services and biodiversity. Evaluating the trends and possible …

Is community-based forest management more effective than protected areas?: A comparison of land use/land cover change in two neighboring study areas of the …

EA Ellis, L Porter-Bolland - Forest ecology and management, 2008 - Elsevier
The importance of the role of local community forestry institutions towards forest
conservation is exemplified through a comparison of two adjacent areas within the Central …

Soil organic carbon depletion from forests to grasslands conversion in Mexico: A review

DR Aryal, DE Morales Ruiz, CN Tondopo Marroquin… - Agriculture, 2018 - mdpi.com
Land use change from forests to grazing lands is one of the important sources of
greenhouse gas emissions in many parts of the tropics. The objective of this study was to …

Comparing two approaches to land use/cover change modeling and their implications for the assessment of biodiversity loss in a deciduous tropical forest

A Pérez-Vega, JF Mas, A Ligmann-Zielinska - Environmental Modelling & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Land use/cover change (LUCC) modeling is an important approach to evaluating global
biodiversity loss and is the topic of a wide range of research in ecology, geography and …

Predicting potential distribution of the jaguar (Panthera onca) in Mexico: identification of priority areas for conservation

C Rodríguez‐Soto, O Monroy‐Vilchis… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a species of global conservation concern. In
Mexico, the northernmost part of its distribution range, its conservation status, is particularly …

Carbon stocks and tree diversity in scattered tree silvopastoral systems in Chiapas, Mexico

DR Aryal, RR Gómez-González… - Agroforestry …, 2019 - Springer
Carbon sequestration in livestock systems through silvopastoral practices can help reduce
the net greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, we evaluated the above and belowground …

Assessing desertification risk in the semi-arid highlands of central Mexico

R Becerril-Pina, CA Mastachi-Loza… - Journal of Arid …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study presents the integration of a set of indices representing four desertification factors:
vegetation, soil, climate and anthropic disruptors. The Desertification Trend Risk Index …

Land use-cover change processes in highly biodiverse areas: the case of Oaxaca, Mexico

A Velázquez, E Durán, I Ramı́rez, JF Mas… - Global Environmental …, 2003 - Elsevier
Land use-cover changes (LUCC) such as deforestation, have resulted as global warming
and a reduction of environmental services, with large negative consequences for mankind …