Community Action for Conservation

This book provides an in-depth analysis on community conservation in Mexico. The volume explores vivid examples and case studies that illustrate some of the critical issues at stake, including the participation of local communities in national and global conservation, indigenous and local perceptions of conservation initiatives in Southern Mexico, and challenges in ICCA governance and ecotourism. The book also reviews methodological approaches for understanding and strengthening community conservation, touching upon such topics as community-based biodiversity monitoring and tools for understanding children's perceptions of community conservation.

Written by international experts in the field, Community Action for Conservation: Mexican Experiences is a lively and deep-running resource that offers invaluable stories and analyses of the Mexican experience with conservation.

Luciana Porter-Bolland, PhD
Instituto de Ecología A. C., Red de Ecología Funcional, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

Isabel Ruiz-Mallén, PhD
Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

Claudia I. Camacho-Benavides, MSc
Global Diversity Foundation, Mesoamerican Regional Program, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

Susannah R. McCandless, PhD
Global Diversity Foundation, University of Vermont, Department of Geography, Bristol, VT, USA