Sustainable development

This publication offers an analytical reading of the evolution of the ideas and perceptions pertaining to the management of protected areas in Latin America, during the decade 1997–2007, and uses as a reference point the Latin American Congress on National Parks in its first two versions (Santa Marta, Colombia, 1997 and Bariloche, Argentina, 2007).

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.

A series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial, and local levels, complementing the volume on "Strategies for national sustainable development". This volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews and analyses case studies to provide an analytical history and status report on each strategy.