Embora as Áreas Protegidas Marinhas (AMPs) sejam um importante instrumento político para garantir a conservação da biodiversidade em áreas costeiras e marinhas e para ajudar os ecossistemas marinhos a se adaptarem aos impactos das mudanças climáticas, elas devem ser consideradas apenas como uma das ferramentas dentro de uma política abrangente e um marco regulatório. Muitas … [Read more...] about Por que as áreas marinhas protegidas são importantes instrumentos políticos, mas não a solução definitiva
Santiago J. Bucaram-Villacís
Santiago J. Bucaram-Villacís is a Natural Resources Sector Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank. He holds a PhD in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics from the University of California at Davis and he is a MSc from the University of Florida. Before joining IDB Dr. Bucaram was the Director of two Economics Research Centers in Ecuador: the ESPOL Economics Research Center and the USFQ Economics Institute. He was also a consultant for different organizations such as: World Wildlife Fund, World Bank, United Nations Development Program, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, among others. He was a professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) and Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) in Ecuador as well as in Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. His professional and research interests are focused on the intersection between natural resource conservation and economic development in South and Central America.