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The paper provides a response to Mexico’s agreement to the Agenda 21 declaration and list sustainable development indicators to inform decision makers. It describes the concept of Sustainable Development in terms of international efforts and agreements including the UN’s commission for Sustainable Development’s method sheets as a reference framework to develop national indicators. The document outlines Mexico’s efforts to develop ESD indicators including topics for national concern not covered by CSD’s indicators and also what indicators should inform long term policy making. The document also provides an Index of Indicators for Mexico.
National Institute of Ecology (INE) – Secretary of Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries (SEMARNAP) and the INGEI, National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information (INGEI)
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Principal Areas of Sustainability; Interaction Between Economic Capital, Social Capital and Environmental Capital; Pressure-Status – Response Model;
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The strategy provides recommendations for developing effective biosphere reserves and a framework for the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It introduces the history of the Biosphere Reserves and the concept before outlining the vision and strategy as developed from the conference in Seville.
UNESCO: MAB programme
Report based on International Conference on Biosphere reserve
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L.M. Martinez R, A. Carranza M, M. Garcia
The paper describes the Ayuquila River, pollution loading and its impact on the ecology of the middle section of the Ayuquila river basin. The paper illustrates how water storage diversion and point source pollution have had the biggest ecological impacts on the riparian system increasing the pollutant concentrations. The paper also demonstrates that the impacts of organic matter from the sugar mill effluent and municipal sewage on DO levels have led to a deterioration of fish communities up to 30 km downstream. The paper also notes that high onentrations of coliforms pose a signficant health risk to people using the river.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity, University of Guadalajara
M.Munawar, S.G. Lawrence, I.F. Munawar & D.F. Malley, 2000 Aquatic Ecosystems of Mexico: Status and Scope
Flow fluctuation, variability of channel morphology; Changes to bed load sedimentation; Chemical and biological concentrations; alkalinity variance; oxygen saturation; point source discharges; no-point source pollution.
Autlan/El-Grullo valley sampling points
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L.M. Martinez R., E. Santana C.
The paper desribes the geographic relationship between the Biosphere and watershed. The basic biodiversity of Ayuquila River is also described.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity, University of Guadalajara
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L.M. Martinez R., E. Santana C.
The note describes the pollution of the Ayuquila-Armeria River as a complex and a result of many sources. The notes also illustrates how pollution of the ecosystem has led to degradation of natural resources and human health and that alteration of the stream flow regime led to a reduction in habitat for species and also increased pollution concentration.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara, National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP)
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Lyons J., Navarro-Perez, S., Cochran P.A., Santana E.C., Guzman-Arroyo, M.
The paper provides an index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblage characteristics (metrics) in the rivers and streams in the vicinity of the Sierra de Manantlan and discusses how they could be used in terms of biological conservation. The paper also provides an index of biotic integrity based on biological data.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Las Joyas Nature Laboratory – University of Guadalajara
Journal paper: Conservation Biology (1995), Vol.9:3 pg 569-584
Distribution of Fish species encountered at the 27 study sites in west-central Mexico; Tentative classification of fish species into structural and functional groups; Criteria used to rate habitat and water quality at study sites; scoring criteria for metrics used to calculate the index of biotic integrity for streams and small rivers in west-central Mexico; Guidelines for rating and interpreting index of biotic integrity scores for streams and small rivers in west-central Mexico;
Map of west-central Mexico showing general drainage patterns and study areas
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Martinez R. L.M.
Describes how bio-assessment methods were used to complement the understanding of the impact of pollution on the biotic integrity of the River. The notes describe that an index of biotic integrity based on a range of data. The ntoes describe that for the Ayuquila-Armeria River two types of biotic indices were used, including one based on fish assemblages and one based on larvae and macro invertebrates, both which provide indicators of the health of the aquatic system.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
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Weigel, B.M., Henne, L.J., L.M. Martinez R.
The paper describes the tailoring of an assessment tool from the US for the protection and restoration of streams in the Sierra de Manantlan region. The paper describes the importance of the bio-assessment to distinguish streams with human influence from streams with relatively little human influence and describes the methodology and findings, including that the obvious biological response was a correlation of macroinvertebrates to human influence (in particular it was illustrated that there was a lack of macroinvertebrates and a dominance of chironomids at point source pollution sites). The paper also describes that further assessment in varying coniditonas and environments of the river would be needed to validate the data.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Ecology Group; Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
Journal Article - The North American Benthological Society, 2002, 21(4) pp. 686-700
Assessment of environmental condition and scoring criteria; mean (and range) for selected stream water and habitat measurements at sever-, moderate-, and minimum-influence sites; Macroinvertebrate metric definitions and their expected response to increasing perturbation; scoring creiteria and classification for component metrics of macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (IBI) tailored to west-central Mexican streams; Guidelines for interpreting macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (IBI) values for west-central Mexican streams;
West-central Mexican sites used to develop and validate macro invertebrate index of biotic integrity; box plots of component macroinvertebrates index of biotic integrity (IBI) metrics by human influence category; Box-plot of macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (IBI)values by human influence categories and basin area (small and large respectively); Relationship between macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (IBI) and environmental condition in the development data set and fish IBI along Rio Ayuquila
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E. Santana C., S. Graf, L.M. Martinez R., J.J. Llamas, T. Roman, S. Garcia
The note states that the Inter municipal mechanism for watershed management of the Ayuquila River is in crisis and that there are numerous challenges for the future including: political/ administrative changes in government, leadership, administration changes in supporting institutions, success of providing results which improve the local issues including, ecological, social, political/ institutional and economic/ production parameters.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity, University of Guadalajara
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The note describes the watershed and the complexity of environmental and socioeconomic issues facing the region. The note describes the current situation in terms of the urban and agricultural communities, their relationship to the environment. The note also describes the joint work of the Ayuquila Watershed management project in developing a participatory scheme which is informed by research in the region and describes the main beneficiaries. The note also describes the urgency to continue the process in the face of mounting political challenges.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
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E.J. Jardel P., S.H. Graf M., E. Santana C., M. S. Garcia R.
The document describes the development of the MABIO initiative in the Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve as a response to have NGO representation in the conservation initiatives. The document describes the establishment and objectives of the NGO, its region of influence, organization and governance, specific project tasks and financial management. The document also provides an appendix of information describing the biodiversity importance of Western Mexico, and listing conservation problems in the social context. MABIOs members experience is also described in the appendix.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
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E. Santana, S. Graf
The note illustrates that the guidelines for zone creation as a result of the declaration of the region as a Biosphere Reserve created new sources of conflict and that this subsequently highlighted the importance of mechanisms that allow stakeholders to arrive at binding decisions, The note lists the Biosphere Reserve Strategy guidelines and identified the Advisory Councils as key to creating participatory space for stakeholders in including them in decision making processes for the biosphere reserve management. The note also describes the evolution of the council since.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
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E. Santana C., S. Graf, L.M. Martinez R. S. Garcia R.
The note is a proposal as part of the Ayuquila River Inter-municipal watershed management initiative to send the presidents of the eight municipalities in the Ayuquila watershed on a training trip to Wisconsin, USA and Ontario, Canada. The note describes that the training trip objective is to contribute to the empowerment of local municipalities for the management of the Ayuquila River watershed. The proposal also describes the importance of the Ayuquila watershed and the management project in reference to the proposal.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity, University of Guadalajara
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The article provides the Ayuquila River as a case study for an international student exchange program. The article provides a geographic and ecological description of the watershed. The article also describes the environmental impacts on the water quality and ecosystem from development activity. The case study also illustrates the restoration approaches and the techniques used. The case study also outlines potential study questions and dissertation topics.
University of Wisconsin
Article: Restoring the North American Ecological Landscape
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S. Graf, C. Aguilar, S. Garcia
The paper describes the socioeconomic differentiation along the Ayuquila River resulting from development patterns between the upper and downstream communities. The paper also illustrates how the the pollution of the Ayuquila River has caused riparian impacts on communities ultimately resulting in tension within region. The paper notes that the dedication of the Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve dedication provides a legal means for environmental conservation and has improved community organization to address social issues. The paper asserts however that political change and continued pollution results in a lack of community support.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
Modified version of paper presented at ACSP-AESOP Joint International congress, Local Planning in a Global Environment, Canada 1996
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Graf. S
The note describes communities in the region as being divided socio-economically and divided by pollution effects and that these impacts are affecting the economy of downstream communities who are also those with the greatest socioeconomic deficiencies. The paper also describes the effects of pollution on municipalities and the stance that they and the population have taken. The note also identifies differences between the rural populations in the region.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
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E.J. Jardel P., E. Santana C.
The notes describe the dual top-down and bottom-up process in the creation of the reserve. There were three main groups evolving at the community level, two in juxtaposition to a third group. The note also outlines how the Institute’s member actively participated in community development and democratic action.
Manantlán Institute of Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity – University of Guadalajara
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