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Socio-ecological production landscapes in Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve
Country：Republic of Cuba
Bioversity International, Institute of Fundamental Researches on Tropical Agriculture (INIFAT)
Introduction Nowadays the world population is estimated to number 7 billion, and perhaps, will reach more than 9 billion in this century.
Community Forest Restoration for the Integrated Management of Lake Chapala Basin
Country：Mexico
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC), and Corazon de la Tierra A.C. (Heart of the Earth), Mexico
Introduction The Lake Chapala basin includes the water body of same name, the largest one in Mexico and the third in size in Latin America (Figure 1).
Utilization of natural pastures in the Huascaran National Park by users and rural communities
Country：Peru
Huascaran National Park, National Service of Protected Natural Areas (SERNANP)
Users of pastures and farming communities. The agrarian reform of 1970 was executed for reasons of popular discontent and the movements of national liberation, which brought destabilization of the system. It included a basic question:
Building and Supporting Resilient Biocultural Territories in the Face of Climate Change
Country：Peru
Indigenous People’s Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative (IPCCA)
I. Introduction Socio-ecological production landscapes, or Satoyama-like landscapes are the product of historical co-evolutionary relationships between communities and ecosystems.
Tropical forests for local people
Country：Global (tropical countries)
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Forests are particularly important resources for the rural poor in tropical countries, with over 800 million people living in forests and woodlands in the tropics.
Waterbird conservation promotes important energy flow between rice paddies and nearby Important Bird Areas in Cuba
Country：Cuba
Birdlife International
1.Regional Profile and the importance of rice cultivation in the national and local economy Cuba is the largest and most westerly island of the insular Caribbean, accounting for over 50% of the region’s land area. Mainland Cuba is 1,250 km long and averages 150 km wide.
Abrolhos seascape, a field demonstration model
Country：Brazil
Conservation International
Background The Abrolhos Region is located off the southern coast of the State of Bahia, Brazil (Figure 1).
The Ayllu System of the Potato Park, Cusco, Peru
Country：Peru
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies
The Potato Park is a unique model of holistic conservation of the Andean traditional landscape with a focus on conservation of agrobiodiversity (Argumedo, 2008).
Land Use and Biodiversity Patterns on Chacras in Northeast Argentina
Country：Argentina
While extremely long longitudinally, the Latin America alone cover a broad range of latitudes and accompanying climates, from tropical in the north to polar in the south. Argentina, which is situated at the southern tip of South America, is a major agricultural producer, and is therefore home to many secondary natural environments such as farmland.
The sustainable use and biodiversity of paddies fields of Louisiana
Country：USA
The United States of America occupies the large continent, its climatic zone extends by the frigid zone from the subtropical zone, and it has a major mountain ranges, expansive prairies and vast rivers, and there are various natural environments.
Forest management through community-based forest enterprises in Ixtlan de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico
Country：Mexico
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies
In Mexico, deforestation and land degradation due to population growth, past agricultural policies, expansion of the agricultural frontier, over-exploitation, poorly regulated tourism, accelerated economic development, and arbitrary settlement policies have been having a serious impact on terrestrial biodiversity.
