Acknowledgments | |
Introduction: The Maya Forest | |
A Regional Approach to the Maya Forest | p. 1 |
A Regional Approach to Conservation in the Maya Forest | p. 3 |
One Forest, Two Nations: The Chiquibul Forest of Belize and Guatemala | p. 23 |
Forest Policy and Management and the Emergence of Community Forestry | p. 29 |
The Maya Forest of Quintana Roo: Thirteen Years of Conservation and Community Development | p. 33 |
Forest Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico | p. 47 |
Sustaining Harvests of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) from Mexico's Yucatan Forests: Past, Present, and Future | p. 61 |
The Maya Forest in Campeche, Mexico: Experiences in Forest Management in Calakmul | p. 81 |
Forestry Policy and Protected Areas in the Peten, Guatemala | p. 99 |
Community Forest Concessions: An Economic Alternative for the Maya Biosphere Reserve in the Peten, Guatemala | p. 111 |
Forest Management and Conservation in Belize: A Brief Background | p. 125 |
Nontimber Forest Products in Conservation Strategies | p. 137 |
Nontimber Forest Products in Community Development and Conservation: Desmoncus sp. (Tie-tie) in Gales Point, Belize | p. 141 |
Governmental and Customary Arrangements Guiding Chicle Latex Extractions in the Peten, Guatemala | p. 155 |
The Impact of Hunting on Wildlife in the Maya Forest of Mexico | p. 179 |
Monitoring Nontimber Forest Product Harvest for Ecological Sustainability: A Case Study of Huano (Sabal mauritiiformis) in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, Belize | p. 195 |
Buffer Zone Management: Lessons for the Maya Forest | p. 209 |
Biodiversity Research for Conservation | p. 223 |
Toward Sustainable Forestry in Belize | p. 225 |
The Peregrine Fund's Maya Project: Ecological Research, Habitat Conservation Efforts, and Development of Human Resources in the Maya Forest | p. 241 |
Dynamics and Ecology of Natural and Managed Forests in Quintana Roo, Mexico | p. 267 |
Community Development, Conservation, and Ecotourism | p. 283 |
The Global Environment and Galacia, the New Ejidal Population Center, Marques de Comillas Zone, Ocosingo, Chiapas | p. 287 |
What Is the Forest to a Small Farmer? Interview with Raymundo Terron Santana | p. 293 |
Organic Coffee Production and the Conservation of Natural Resources in Las Margaritas, Chiapas | p. 299 |
The Bio-Itza Reserve: History of an Indigenous Effort to Conserve the Itza Maya Community of San Jose, El Peten, Guatemala | p. 317 |
Community-Based Ecotourism in the Maya Forest: Problems and Potentials | p. 327 |
Community-Based Development As a Conservation Tool: The Community Baboon Sanctuary and the Gales Point Manatee Reserve | p. 343 |
Illuminating the Peten's Throne of Gold: The ProPeten Experiment in Conservation-Based Development | p. 365 |
The Belize Zoo: Grassroots Efforts in Education and Outreach | p. 389 |
Common Terms and Names | p. 396 |
Common Acronyms | p. 399 |
Contributors | p. 402 |
Name Index | p. 405 |
Subject Index | p. 411 |
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