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The Caribbean Basin has complex biogeographical and cultural histories that have shaped its highly diverse botanical and cultural landscapes. As a result, the current ethnic composition of the Basin is a heterogeneous mixture including Amerindian, Afrocaribbean and a wide range…

A través de los conocimientos tradicionales desarrollados durante generaciones por parte de las comunidades indígenas, el mundo occidental se ha beneficiado de productos altamente cotizados en los mercados, y derivados directamente del acceso a los recursos genéticos. La gran mayoría…

Knowledge of the population dynamics of tropical trees has expanded considerably in the past 20 years. An important observation deriving from these investigations is the confirmation that population behaviour varies both in time and space. A tool recently developed to…

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Toda organización productiva hace uso de
conocimientos científi cos y tecnológicos que
o bien están incorporados en los sistemas físicos
de producción y en el personal humano
que la integra, o bien se encuentran fuera de
ella. Estos conocimientos necesitan…

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Rangelands in Kenya make up for 70% of the land and hosts 60% of its livestock population. This ecosystem is largely inhabited by nomadic pastoralists whose livelihood depents on livestock. Land subdivision, population growth, climate change, devastating droughts, land degradation…

Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã was released from a Brazilian breeding program of Brachiaria genus to be a new option of forage plant for use in grasslands. This cultivar has been presented interesting strategy to persist on higher temperatures and water…