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标题：Deforestation Processes in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico
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作者：Edward A. Ellis ; José Arturo Romero Montero ; Irving Uriel Hernández Gómez 等
期刊名称：Tropical Conservation Science
电子版ISSN：1940-0829
出版年度：2017
卷号：10
期号：10
页码：1-12
DOI：10.1177/1940082917697259
出版社：SAGE Publications
摘要：In this study, we evaluate deforestation processes and its relationship with different production and conservation land uses in the state of Quintana Roo in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. We also analyzed deforestation in ejidos (common property) with and without community forest management (CFM) that were categorized according to their degree of development and participation in CFM. The results show that the principal land uses for most deforested areas were for livestock and maize production. Mechanized agriculture and urban development related to tourism also represented important deforestation threats with high rates of annual forest conversion from 2001 to 2013. However, fire was also found to be a major threat to forest cover loss in Quintana Roo, with the highest rate. Low deforestation was associated with milpa agriculture, conservation or protected areas, and CFM. Ejidos with more development and participation in CFM tend to have a significantly lower proportion and lower overall rates of deforestation compared with ejidos without CFM. Regional conservation strategies that promote and integrate both land sparing and land sharing approaches are recommended and discussed.
关键词：deforestation; community forest management; protected areas; geographical information systems; Quintana Roo; REDD+