Authors:
Jonson, J.
Publication Date:
2010
Abstract/Summary:
Here we use an integrated landscape approach to highlight opportunities for achieving long- term conservation in Mesoamerica. We provide an overview of the potential for agricultural landscapes and traditional smallholder farming to conserve biodiversity, propose an urgent action agenda to guide conservation in agricultural landscapes and stem the loss of biodiversity and traditional farming systems, and outline key socioeconomic, legal, and political conditions needed for successful implementation of the action plan. Although our examples and recommendations focus on Mesoamerica, our approach is relevant to other regions where there are similar challenges to conserving biodiversity in human-modified landscapes.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Conservation Biology