Sustainable development

Government policies on agriculture, forestry, water, energy and industry have tacitly encouraged over-use of the country's natural resources. The consequent exploitation of natural resources has had a negative impact on productivity by raising production and maintenance costs and aggravating the problem of biodiversity conservation.

El libro està basado en un diagnóstico realizado en 50 proyectos en Centroamérica de desarrollo rural sostenible, sobre las necesidades, debilidades y causas por las cuales no se està incorporando la perspectiva de género en los proyectos. Ademàs hace un anàlisis del contexto regional y plantea respuestas para iniciativas que quieran incorporar la iniciativa de género en su que hacer

This guide serves as a resource for policy makers and staff of conservation and population organizations who wish to integrate population dynamics into environmental planning for sustainable development. It presents the basic rationale for linking population and environmental issues, including the demonstrable impact that population dymanics and rising consumption are having on the environment.