Protected Area Systems in South American Countries

ABSTRACT Protected Areas (PA) represent an important biodiversity conservation strategy, but these areas are threatened by increasing human pressure and inefficient management. Thus, the objective was to analyze the management of PA in South America, a continent with particular characteristics in r...

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Main Authors: Geraldo Majela Moraes Salvio, Carolina Ribeiro Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2018-09-01
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872018000400122&lng=en&tlng=en