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Este libro sistematiza importantes experiencias de educación ambiental en el Ecuador y analiza las tendencias y perspectivas del pais en esta area. Se enfatiza en la comparación de los contenidos de las iniciativas educativas que consideran la percepción de la gente en relación al medio ambiente, subrayando la necesidad de mayores esfuerzos en la planificación que incorpora los conocimientos locales. Tambien esta presente una guia metodologica para la documentación de estudios de caso

Books and papers on medicinal plants number tens of thousands worldwide. The bulk of them relate to pharmacology and medicinal properties or to classical ethnobotanical research. Regrettably, information on distribution, life history, biology, population status, levels of extraction and trade, or resource management of the taxa is scarce. Information urgently needed for setting plant conservation priorities is rare and scattered.

Stocks of sturgeono used for caviar are on the decline worldwide with some species now in danger of extinction. This situation has been caused partly by excessive fishing of sturgeon, but also by the destruction of sturgeon habitats and water pollution. Today, this situation is further exacerbated by the smuggling of sturgeon and caviar, by bartering and by related illegal activities.

It is not surprising that the issues involved in what is known as the "trade and environment" debate are manifold and complex. What is involved is an intersection of objectives which address economy, development, enviornment and equity. All this in an attempt to find the appropriate balance between free and controlled markets.