Tree cover changes in indigenous communities with and without conservation initiatives in Oaxaca, Mexico

We analyzed the dynamics of forest cover change between 1990-2010 in eleven Chinantec indigenous communities in the Sierra Norte of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Five communities exhibited collective action for forest conservation (with-CAC) and the remaining six did not (without-CAC). Using supervis...

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Main Authors: Abril Velasco Murguía, Elvira Duran Medina, Raúl Rivera, David Barton Bray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2013-10-01
Series:Investigaciones Geográficas
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Online Access:http://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/34975