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  1. When formal and market-based conservation mechanisms disrupt food sovereignty: Impacts of community conservation and payments for environmental services on an indigenous community... by Ibarra. J.T., Barreau, A., Campo, C. del, Camacho, C.I., Martin, G.J., Mccandless, S.R.

    Published 2011
    “…The impacts of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) and creation of formal Voluntary Conserved Areas (VCAs) on local diets, agricultural practices, subsistence hunting and livelihoods, were assessed in a Chinantec community of southern Mexico. …”
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  2. Human pressure on water quality and water yield in the upper Grijalva river basin in the Mexico-Guatemala border by Laino Guanes, Rafaela, González Espinoza, Mario, Ramírez Marcial, Neptalí, Bello Mendoza, Ricardo, Jiménez Otárola, Francisco, Casanoves, Fernando, Musálem Castillejos, Karim

    Published 2016
    “…Forest ecosystems are major providers of high quality water and contribute to maintain a better distribution of base flows during the year. However, these environmental services have been adversely affected by human pressure due to the decline and deterioration of forested areas and the inadequate management of water resources. …”
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  3. Reforming water allocation policy through markets in tradable water rights: lessons from Chile, Mexico, and California by Rosegrant, Mark W., Gazmuri, Renato

    Published 1994
    “…Laws establishing tradable rights should be simple and comprehensive, should clearly define the characteristics of water rights and the conditions and regulations governing the trade of water rights; should establish and implement water rights registers; delineate the roles of the government, institutions, and individuals involved in water allocation and the ways of solving conflicts between them; and provide cost-effective protection against negative third party and environmental effects which can arise from water trades.…”
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  4. Reforming water allocation policy through markets in tradable water rights: lessons from Chile, Mexico, and California by Rosegrant, Mark W., Gazmuri, Renato

    Published 1995
    “…Laws establishing tradable rights should be simple and comprehensive, should clearly define the characteristics of water rights and the conditions and regulations governing the trade of water rights; should establish and implement water rights registers; delineate the roles of the government, institutions, and individuals involved in water allocation and the ways of solving conflicts between them; and provide cost-effective protection against negative third party and environmental effects which can arise from water trades.…”
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  5. Towards a climate change adaptation strategy for coffee communities and ecosystems in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico by Schroth, Götz, Läderach, Peter R.D., Dempewolf, Jan, Philpott, Stacy M., Haggar, Jeremy P., Eakin, Hallie, Castillejos, Teresa, García Moreno, Jaime, Soto-Pinto, Lorena, Hernández, Ricardo, Eitzinger, Anton, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando

    Published 2009
    “…A comprehensive strategy to sustain the biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods of the Sierra Madre in the face of climate change should include the promotion of biodiversity friendly coffee growing and processing practices including complex shade which can offer some hurricane protection and product diversification; payments for forest conservation and restoration from existing government programs complemented by private initiatives; diversification of income sources to mitigate risks associated with unstable environmental conditions and coffee markets; integrated fire management; development of markets that reward sustainable land use practices and forest conservation; crop insurance programs that are accessible to smallholders; and the strengthening of local capacity for adaptive resource management.…”
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  6. Pesticide use in rice cultivation in Tarapoto, Peru by Lange, Gun

    Published 2006
    “…The samples show higher concentrations of p,p-DDE than in some European studies but slightly lower than studies from Nicaragua and Mexico. The concentrations of HCB are equivalent or even lower than in the studies from Europe and Latin America whereas the concentrations of γ-HCH seemed to be somewhat higher than in the studies from Nicaragua and Mexico and higher than in a European study. …”
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  7. Carbon Stocks of Tropical Coastal Wetlands within the Karstic Landscape of the Mexican Caribbean by Adame, M.F., Kauffman, J.B., Medina, I, Gamboa, J.N, Torres, O., Caamal, J., Reza, M, Herrera Silveira, J.A.

    Published 2013
    “…In this study, we quantified the ecosystem C stocks of coastal wetlands of the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (SKBR) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. We stratified the SKBR into different vegetation types (tall, medium and dwarf mangroves, and marshes), and examined relationships of environmental variables with C stocks. …”
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