Validación del instrumento sobre manejo de las estrategias de conservación ambiental para reducir, reciclar y reutilizar los desechos sólidos / Validation of the tool on management of environmental conservation strategies to reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste

Las actividades humanas producen un fuerte impacto en la degradación del ambiente. Por tanto, es necesario considerar que, si bien es cierto que en general, los residuos que genera no son tóxicos, su volumen es considerable, produciendo contaminación visual y la rápida colmatación de los vertederos. Objetivo: la presente propuesta de estudio tiene como objetivo validar un instrumento de investigación con el fin de obtener los datos necesarios para diseño de un plan de manejo ambiental y la búsqueda de estrategias para clasificar, reducir, y reutilizar los desechos. Y que autoevalúe el sistema de gestión ambiental, teniendo en cuenta aquellos aspectos relacionados con la normatividad de medio ambiente. Materiales y métodos: El instrumento fue sometido a consideración por juicio de expertos en el tema en el que intervinieron 3 PhDs y 2 especialistas del tema y determinó el grado pertinencia, la validez y la confiabilidad, aplicando el método Delphi que permite encontrar el coeficiente de competencia en forma y contenido. Resultados: Se evidencia que tanto los PhD y los especialistas indican que el instrumento está en la categoría de excelente, por tanto, se puede afirmar que es un instrumento pertinente, válido y confiable para ser aplicado en una prueba piloto. Conclusión: El instrumento presenta validez y confiabilidad aceptable para medir el manejo de las estrategias de conservación ambiental con el fin de reducir, reciclar y reutilizar los desechos sólidos(AU)

Human activities produce a strong impact on the degradation of the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to consider that, although it is true that in general, the waste generated is not toxic, its volume is considerable, producing visual pollution and the landfills rapid clogging. Objective: The purpose of this study proposal is to validate a research instrument in order to obtain the necessary data for the design of an environmental management plan and the search for strategies to classify, reduce and reuse waste. In addition, to self-evaluate the environmental management system, taking into account those aspects related to environmental regulations. Materials and methods: The instrument was submitted to the judgment of experts in the subject, in which three PhDs and two specialists in the subject participated and determined the degree of relevance, validity and reliability, applying the Delphi method that allows finding the coefficient of competence in form and content. The results: It is evident that both the PhDs and the specialists indicate that the instrument is in the excellent category; therefore, it can be affirmed that it is a pertinent, valid and reliable instrument to be applied in a pilot test. Conclusion: The instrument presents acceptable validity and reliability to measure the management of environmental conservation strategies to reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste(AU)

Indigenous guardians as an emerging approach to indigenous environmental governance.

Over the past 3 decades, indigenous guardian programs (also known as indigenous rangers or watchmen) have emerged as an institution for indigenous governments to engage in collaborative environmental governance. Using a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature for research conducted in Australia, Canada, Aotearoa-New Zealand, and the United States, we sought to characterize the emergence of indigenous guardians in the literature and explore whether guardian approaches are representative of Indigenous approaches to environmental governance. Using a multistep relevance-screening method, we reviewed 83 articles published since 1995, that report on, critique, or comment on Indigenous guardians. Our findings indicated that most articles on the topic were published in the last decade (88%), focused on Australia (65%), and were in a social science discipline (53%). The lead author of the majority of articles was an academic, although only half of the articles included an indigenous scholar or member of an indigenous group or organization as a coauthor. Finally, 11 articles were on research of guardian programs that were locally led and only 5 exemplified indigenous governance, based on 2 well-known community-based monitoring typologies. Our findings indicate that more research is required to understand the implications of current guardian programs for indigenous self-determination, particularly when such programs are embedded in a broader western environmental governance structure.

Guardianes Indígenas como una Estrategia Emergente para la Administración Ambiental Indígena Resumen Durante las tres décadas más recientes, los programas de guardianes indígenas (también conocidos como guardias o vigilantes indígenas) han emergido como una institución para que las administraciones indígenas participen en la administración ambiental colaborativa. Mediante una revisión sistemática de la literatura revisada por pares de proyectos de investigación realizados en Australia, Canadá, Aotearoa-Nueva Zelanda y en los Estados Unidos buscamos caracterizar el surgimiento de los guardianes indígenas en la literatura y exploramos si las estrategias de guardianes son representativas de las estrategias indígenas para la administración ambiental. Usamos un método de filtración de relevancia con pasos múltiples para revisar 83 artículos publicados desde 1995; estos artículos reportan, critican o comentan sobre los guardianes indígenas. Nuestros hallazgos indicaron que la mayoría de los artículos dedicados a este tema fue publicada en la última década (88%), está enfocada en Australia (65%) y está dedicada a una disciplina de las ciencias sociales (53%). El autor principal de la mayoría de los artículos fue un académico, aunque sólo la mitad de los artículos incluía a un investigador indígena o a un miembro de un grupo u organización indígena como coautor. Finalmente, once artículos investigaron los programas de guardianes liderados localmente y solamente cinco artículos ejemplifican la administración indígena con base en dos tipologías populares de monitoreo basadas en la comunidad. Nuestros hallazgos indican que se requiere una mayor investigación para entender las implicaciones de los programas de guardianes para la autodeterminación indígena, particularmente cuando dichos programas están arraigados en una estructura de administración ambiental occidental más generalizada.

Volatilization of ammonia in systems of treatment of swine manure with aquatic macrophytes / Volatilização de amônia em sistemas de tratamento de dejetos de suínos com macrófitas aquáticas

Abstract The usage of aquatic plants represents an alternative in the treatment of residues originating from swine. In these systems, one of the N removal methods is the ammonium (NH4 +) uptake and volatilization of ammonia (NH3). In this way, the objective of this work was to evaluate the volatilization rates of NH3 in waste treatment systems swine fluids (SSF) with aquatic macrophytes, as well as the concentration of NH 4+ present in the swine fluids. The experiment was carried out at Campus II/UNOESTE. The treatment systems were composed of 16 boxes of PVC and characterized as: T1 = Control sample 50% of SSF/50% of water; T2 = 50% SSF/50% water + Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms; T3 = 50% SSF/50% water + Pistia stratiotes L.; T4 = 50% SSF/50% water + Salvinia auriculata Aubl. The design was randomized blocks, with 4 treatments and 4 replicates. The hydrogen potential (pH) and the NH4 + content of the effluent were analyzed weekly, and the volatilization of NH 3 by means of collectors installed in each treatment unit. The presence of aquatic macrophytes promoted the reduction of NH4+ concentration and of the pH values ​​of swine fluids, and this resulted in the reduction of NH3 volatilization rates to the environment, with emphasis on the system with Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, which presented the lowest rate of volatilization.

Resumo A utilização de plantas aquáticas representa uma alternativa no tratamento de resíduos oriundos da suinocultura. Nestes sistemas, uma das formas de remoção de nitrogênio (N) é a absorção de amônio (NH4+) pelas plantas, entretanto, também ocorre a volatilização de amônia (NH3). Dessa forma, o objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar as taxas de volatilização de NH3 em sistemas de tratamentos de dejetos líquidos de suínos (DLS) com macrófitas aquáticas, bem como a concentração de NH4+ presente nos dejetos. O experimento foi realizado em área de ambiente aberto no Campus II/UNOESTE. Os sistemas de tratamento foram constituídos de 16 caixas de PVC e caracterizados como: T1 = Testemunha 50% de DLS/50% de água; T2 = 50% de DLS/50% de água + Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms; T3 = 50% de DLS/50% de água + Pistia stratiotes L.; T4 = 50% de DLS/50% de água + Salvinia auriculata Aubl. O delineamento adotado foi em blocos casualizados, com 4 tratamentos e 4 repetições. Foram analisados o potencial hidrogeniônico (pH) e o teor de NH4 + do efluente semanalmente, e a volatilização de NH3 por meio de coletores instalados em cada unidade de tratamento. A presença das macrófitas aquáticas proporcionou a redução da concentração de NH4+ e dos valores de pH dos dejetos líquidos de suínos, e isto resultou na redução das taxas de volatilização de NH 3 ao meio ambiente, com destaque ao sistema com Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, que apresentou a menor taxa de volatilização.

Equity trade-offs in conservation decision making.

Conservation decisions increasingly involve multiple environmental and social objectives, which result in complex decision contexts with high potential for trade-offs. Improving social equity is one such objective that is often considered an enabler of successful outcomes and a virtuous ideal in itself. Despite its idealized importance in conservation policy, social equity is often highly simplified or ill-defined and is applied uncritically. What constitutes equitable outcomes and processes is highly normative and subject to ethical deliberation. Different ethical frameworks may lead to different conceptions of equity through alternative perspectives of what is good or right. This can lead to different and potentially conflicting equity objectives in practice. We promote a more transparent, nuanced, and pluralistic conceptualization of equity in conservation decision making that particularly recognizes where multidimensional equity objectives may conflict. To help identify and mitigate ethical conflicts and avoid cases of good intentions producing bad outcomes, we encourage a more analytical incorporation of equity into conservation decision making particularly during mechanistic integration of equity objectives. We recommend that in conservation planning motivations and objectives for equity be made explicit within the problem context, methods used to incorporate equity objectives be applied with respect to stated objectives, and, should objectives dictate, evaluation of equity outcomes and adaptation of strategies be employed during policy implementation.

Mapping social-ecological vulnerability to inform local decision making.

An overarching challenge of natural resource management and biodiversity conservation is that relationships between people and nature are difficult to integrate into tools that can effectively guide decision making. Social-ecological vulnerability offers a valuable framework for identifying and understanding important social-ecological linkages, and the implications of dependencies and other feedback loops in the system. Unfortunately, its implementation at local scales has hitherto been limited due at least in part to the lack of operational tools for spatial representation of social-ecological vulnerability. We developed a method to map social-ecological vulnerability based on information on human-nature dependencies and ecosystem services at local scales. We applied our method to the small-scale fishery of Moorea, French Polynesia, by combining spatially explicit indicators of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of both the resource (i.e., vulnerability of reef fish assemblages to fishing) and resource users (i.e., vulnerability of fishing households to the loss of fishing opportunity). Our results revealed that both social and ecological vulnerabilities varied considerably through space and highlighted areas where sources of vulnerability were high for both social and ecological subsystems (i.e., social-ecological vulnerability hotspots) and thus of high priority for management intervention. Our approach can be used to inform decisions about where biodiversity conservation strategies are likely to be more effective and how social impacts from policy decisions can be minimized. It provides a new perspective on human-nature linkages that can help guide sustainability management at local scales; delivers insights distinct from those provided by emphasis on a single vulnerability component (e.g., exposure); and demonstrates the feasibility and value of operationalizing the social-ecological vulnerability framework for policy, planning, and participatory management decisions.

Protocolo de avaliação da probabilidade de uso recreativo de rios e sua aplicação para análise de risco / A protocol for evaluating the probability of the recreational use of rivers and its application in risk analysis

Resumo Águas contaminadas representam um risco à saúde não somente pelo consumo direto, mas também pelo uso recreativo. Estratégias de análise de risco visam à redução dos casos de contaminação e devem incorporar as percepções e aceitação das pessoas em assumir riscos. Um método rápido e simplificado foi desenvolvido para avaliar a probabilidade do uso de águas recreativas. Foram realizadas entrevistas em municípios com condições ecológicas distintas, para elencar fatores que embasam a decisão das pessoas pelo uso dos rios. Em seguida, foi elaborado e realizado pré-teste do Índice de Probabilidade de Uso Recreativo de Águas (I-PURA) que, após ajuste, foi aplicado em 26 balneários de 5 das 9 regiões hidrográficas do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Foram medidas, ainda, a frequência de uso, a contaminação bacteriana da água e um índice de avaliação do habitat (IAH). O I-PURA foi correlacionado à frequência de uso, mas não com o IAH, evidenciando que a percepção dos usuários é diferente de aspectos puramente ecológicos. Este método contribui com a análise de risco e manejo dos recursos hídricos. Locais em que há alta probabilidade de uso, ou uso observado, e alta contaminação são estratégicos para intervenção.

Abstract Contaminated waters constitute health risks not only due to direct consumption, but also in recreational use. Risk analysis strategies aim to reduce the instances of contaminations and must include the population's perceptions and willingness to assume risks. A rapid and simple method was developed to evaluate the probability of use of recreational waters. Interviews were conducted in municipalities with different ecological conditions, in order to define the factors used by people to decide to use, or otherwise, river waters. After analyzing the results, the "Índice de Probabilidade de Uso Recreativo de Águas (I-PURA)" was elaborated and tested. The index was then employed at 26 river locations representing five of the nine hydrographic regions of Rio de Janeiro state. The frequency of use, water contamination and a Habitat Assessment Visual Index (IAH) was also measured. The I-PURA was correlated with the frequency of use. Furthermore, the I-PURA was not correlated with IAH, showing that user perceptions are different from purely ecological aspects. This tool offers useful information for risk assessment and environmental management. Sites with a high probability of use, or observed use, that are highly contaminated should be prioritized for interventions.

Volatilization of ammonia in systems of treatment of swine manure with aquatic macrophytes

Abstract The usage of aquatic plants represents an alternative in the treatment of residues originating from swine. In these systems, one of the N removal methods is the ammonium (NH4 +) uptake and volatilization of ammonia (NH3). In this way, the objective of this work was to evaluate the volatilization rates of NH3 in waste treatment systems swine fluids (SSF) with aquatic macrophytes, as well as the concentration of NH 4+ present in the swine fluids. The experiment was carried out at Campus II/UNOESTE. The treatment systems were composed of 16 boxes of PVC and characterized as: T1 = Control sample 50% of SSF/50% of water; T2 = 50% SSF/50% water + Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms; T3 = 50% SSF/50% water + Pistia stratiotes L.; T4 = 50% SSF/50% water + Salvinia auriculata Aubl. The design was randomized blocks, with 4 treatments and 4 replicates. The hydrogen potential (pH) and the NH4 + content of the effluent were analyzed weekly, and the volatilization of NH 3 by means of collectors installed in each treatment unit. The presence of aquatic macrophytes promoted the reduction of NH4+ concentration and of the pH values of swine fluids, and this resulted in the reduction of NH3 volatilization rates to the environment, with emphasis on the system with Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, which presented the lowest rate of volatilization.

Resumo A utilização de plantas aquáticas representa uma alternativa no tratamento de resíduos oriundos da suinocultura. Nestes sistemas, uma das formas de remoção de nitrogênio (N) é a absorção de amônio (NH4+) pelas plantas, entretanto, também ocorre a volatilização de amônia (NH3). Dessa forma, o objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar as taxas de volatilização de NH3 em sistemas de tratamentos de dejetos líquidos de suínos (DLS) com macrófitas aquáticas, bem como a concentração de NH4+ presente nos dejetos. O experimento foi realizado em área de ambiente aberto no Campus II/UNOESTE. Os sistemas de tratamento foram constituídos de 16 caixas de PVC e caracterizados como: T1 = Testemunha 50% de DLS/50% de água; T2 = 50% de DLS/50% de água + Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms; T3 = 50% de DLS/50% de água + Pistia stratiotes L.; T4 = 50% de DLS/50% de água + Salvinia auriculata Aubl. O delineamento adotado foi em blocos casualizados, com 4 tratamentos e 4 repetições. Foram analisados o potencial hidrogeniônico (pH) e o teor de NH4 + do efluente semanalmente, e a volatilização de NH3 por meio de coletores instalados em cada unidade de tratamento. A presença das macrófitas aquáticas proporcionou a redução da concentração de NH4+ e dos valores de pH dos dejetos líquidos de suínos, e isto resultou na redução das taxas de volatilização de NH 3 ao meio ambiente, com destaque ao sistema com Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, que apresentou a menor taxa de volatilização.

Potential impacts of using sewage sludge biochar on the growth of plant forest seedlings / Potenciais impactos do uso de biocarvão de lodo de esgoto no crescimento de mudas de especies florestais

ABSTRACT: Sewage sludge has long been successfully used in the production of nursery plants; however, some restriction may apply due to its high pathogenic characteristics. The process of charring the organic waste significantly reduces that undesired component and may be as effective as the non-charred residue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sewage sludge biochar on the growth and morphological traits of eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus grandis L.) seedlings, and compare results with those observed when using uncharred sewage sludge. Treatments were arranged in a completely randomized design, in a 2 x 2 factorial scheme, with four replications. Charred and non-charred sewage sludge were tested with and without NPK addition. A control treatment was also evaluated. Ten weeks old eucalyptus seedlings were transferred to the pots and grew for eight weeks. Chlorophyll content, plant height and stem diameter were measured at 0, 30 and 60 days after transplant. Shoot and root biomass were measured after plant harvest. Dickson Quality Index was calculated to evaluate the overall quality of seedlings. Biochar was effective in improving the seedlings quality, and had similar effects as the non-charred waste. Therefore, sewage sludge biochar has the potential to improve the process of production of forest species seedlings and further reduce the environmental risks associated with the use of non-charred sewage sludge.

RESUMO: O lodo de esgoto tem sido usado com sucesso há muito tempo na produção de mudas de espécies florestais em viveiro. Contudo, algumas restrições se aplicam devido às suas características patogênicas. O processo de carbonização desse resíduo orgânico reduz significativamente esse componente, resultando num material que pode ser tão efetivo quanto a matéria prima original. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o efeito do biocarvão de lodo de esgoto no crescimento e nos parâmetros morfológicos de mudas de eucalipto ( Eucalyptus grandis L.), e comparar os resultados com aqueles observados para as mudas tratadas com lodo de esgoto. Os tratamentos foram distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 2 x 2, com quatro repetições. O lodo de esgoto, carbonizado e não carbonizado, foi testado com e sem a adição de adubação NPK. Um tratamento controle foi avaliado também. Mudas de eucalipto com 10 semanas foram transferidas para vasos contendo os tratamentos, onde cresceram por 60 dias. Teor de clorofila, altura da planta e diâmetro do coleto foram avaliados aos 0, 30 e 60 dias. A biomassa da parte aérea e da raiz foi avaliada após a colheita. O índice de qualidade de Dickson foi calculado para avaliar a qualidade geral das mudas. O biocarvão foi eficiente em melhorar a qualidade das mudas e seu efeito foi similar ao do lodo de esgoto. Portanto, esse biocarvão tem o potencial de melhorar o processo de produção de mudas de espécies florestais em viveiro, e pode ainda reduzir os riscos ambientais associados ao uso de lodo de esgoto.

A protocol for eliciting nonmaterial values through a cultural ecosystem services frame.

Stakeholders' nonmaterial desires, needs, and values often critically influence the success of conservation projects. These considerations are challenging to articulate and characterize, resulting in their limited uptake in management and policy. We devised an interview protocol designed to enhance understanding of cultural ecosystem services (CES). The protocol begins with discussion of ecosystem-related activities (e.g., recreation, hunting) and management and then addresses CES, prompting for values encompassing concepts identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) and explored in other CES research. We piloted the protocol in Hawaii and British Columbia. In each location, we interviewed 30 individuals from diverse backgrounds. We analyzed results from the 2 locations to determine the effectiveness of the interview protocol in elucidating nonmaterial values. The qualitative and spatial components of the protocol helped characterize cultural, social, and ethical values associated with ecosystems in multiple ways. Maps and situational, or vignette-like, questions helped respondents articulate difficult-to-discuss values. Open-ended prompts allowed respondents to express a diversity of ecosystem-related values and proved sufficiently flexible for interviewees to communicate values for which the protocol did not explicitly probe. Finally, the results suggest that certain values, those mentioned frequently throughout the interview, are particularly salient for particular populations. The protocol can provide efficient, contextual, and place-based data on the importance of particular ecosystem attributes for human well-being. Qualitative data are complementary to quantitative and spatial assessments in the comprehensive representation of people's values pertaining to ecosystems, and this protocol may assist in incorporating values frequently overlooked in decision making processes.

Aves de Quindicocha - Valle de Sibundoy, Putumayo - Colombia: Potencial área de conservación / Birds from Quindicocha - Sibundoy Valley, Putumayo - Colombia: Potential Conservation Area / Aves Quindicocha - Vale do Sibundoy, Putumayo-Colômbia: Área Potencial de Conservação

La base para la conservación es el conocimiento de la biodiversidad. Para establecer Áreas de Importancia para la Conservación de Aves (AICA) en el valle de Sibundoy (departamento de Putumayo, territorio Quindicocha, sudoeste de Colombia), se realizaron 21 jornadas de observación de aves en 11 zonas entre mayo y junio de 2013. Fueron registradas 164 especies de aves, nueve de estas corresponden a amplitudes o confirmaciones de distribución en la región. Los resultados obtenidos apoyan la propuesta de nominar esta región como un AICA independiente a AICA Laguna de la Cocha; ya que cumple con los criterios propuestos por BirdLife International en cuanto a presencia de especies amenazadas - A1 (Hapalopsittaca amazonina; Grallaria rufocinerea; Doliornis remseni; Sericossypha albocristata; Buthraupis wetmorei; Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster); presencia de siete aves restringidas a cinco Áreas de Endemismo de Aves (EBAs) - A2; y la presencia de 27 especies de aves restringidas al bioma Norte de los Andes - A3. Algunas de las especies no incluidas para el AICA Laguna de la Cocha.

Knowledge of the existing biodiversity is the basis of conservation. To establish Area of Important Bird Area (IBA) in the valley of Sibundoy (department of Putumayo, Quindicocha territory, in the southwest of Colombia). I conducted 21 days of birding in 11 areas between May and June 2013. I recorded 164 bird species; nine of these species correspond to distribution amplitudes or confirmations in the region. The results support the request to designate this region as an IBA, independent to IBA Laguna de la Cocha. It meets the BirdLife International criteria regarding the presence of endangered species - A1 (Hapalopsittaca amazonina; Grallaria rufodnerea; Doliornis remseni; Sericossypha albocristata; Buthraupis wetmorei;Hypopyrrhuspyrohypogaster), the presence of seven birds restricted to five Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) - A2, and the presence of 27 species of birds restricted to the North Andes biome - A3. Some of the species not included for IBA Laguna de la Cocha.

A base para a conservação é o conhecimento da biodiversidade. Para estabelecer Áreas de Importância para a Conservação das Aves (IBA), no vale do Sibundoy (departamento de Putumayo, território Quindicocha, sudoeste da Colômbia), realizaram-se 21 dias de observação de pássaros em 11 áreas, entre maio e junho de 2013. Foram registadas 164 espécies de aves, nove delas correspondem a amplitudes ou confirmações de distribuição na região. Os resultados apoiam a proposta de nomear esta região como um AICA independente a AICA Lagoa da Cocha; pois cumpre com os critérios propostos pela BirdLife International para a presença de espécies ameaçadas de extinção - A1 (Hapalopsittaca amazonina; Grallaria rufocinerea; Doliornis remseni;albocristata Sericossypha; Buthraupis wetmorei; Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster); presença de sete aves restritas a cinco Áreas endémicas de pássaros (EBAS) - A2, bem como a presença de 27 espécies de aves restritas ao bioma Norte dos Andes - A3 . Algumas das espécies não incluídas para a AICA Lagoa da Cocha.

Structuring decisions for managing threatened and endangered species in a changing climate.

The management of endangered species under climate change is a challenging and often controversial task that incorporates input from a variety of different environmental, economic, social, and political interests. Yet many listing and recovery decisions for endangered species unfold on an ad hoc basis without reference to decision-aiding approaches that can improve the quality of management choices. Unlike many treatments of this issue, which consider endangered species management a science-based problem, we suggest that a clear decision-making process is equally necessary. In the face of new threats due to climate change, managers' choices about endangered species require closely linked analyses and deliberations that identify key objectives and develop measurable attributes, generate and compare management alternatives, estimate expected consequences and key sources of uncertainty, and clarify trade-offs across different dimensions of value. Several recent cases of endangered species conservation decisions illustrate our proposed decision-focused approach, including Gulf of Maine Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) recovery framework development, Cultus Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) management, and Upper Columbia River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) recovery planning. Estructuración de Decisiones para Manejar Especies Amenazadas y en Peligro en un Clima Cambiante.

Achieving conservation science that bridges the knowledge-action boundary.

There are many barriers to using science to inform conservation policy and practice. Conservation scientists wishing to produce management-relevant science must balance this goal with the imperative of demonstrating novelty and rigor in their science. Decision makers seeking to make evidence-based decisions must balance a desire for knowledge with the need to act despite uncertainty. Generating science that will effectively inform management decisions requires that the production of information (the components of knowledge) be salient (relevant and timely), credible (authoritative, believable, and trusted), and legitimate (developed via a process that considers the values and perspectives of all relevant actors) in the eyes of both researchers and decision makers. We perceive 3 key challenges for those hoping to generate conservation science that achieves all 3 of these information characteristics. First, scientific and management audiences can have contrasting perceptions about the salience of research. Second, the pursuit of scientific credibility can come at the cost of salience and legitimacy in the eyes of decision makers, and, third, different actors can have conflicting views about what constitutes legitimate information. We highlight 4 institutional frameworks that can facilitate science that will inform management: boundary organizations (environmental organizations that span the boundary between science and management), research scientists embedded in resource management agencies, formal links between decision makers and scientists at research-focused institutions, and training programs for conservation professionals. Although these are not the only approaches to generating boundary-spanning science, nor are they mutually exclusive, they provide mechanisms for promoting communication, translation, and mediation across the knowledge-action boundary. We believe that despite the challenges, conservation science should strive to be a boundary science, which both advances scientific understanding and contributes to decision making.

Intra and inter-annual structure of zooplankton communities in floodplain lakes: a long-term ecological research study

Water flow management has significantly changed the natural dynamic of floods, which are responsible for the structure and dynamic of aquatic communities in river-floodplain systems. With the aim to elaborate a conceptual framework that describes the main ecological factors associated with zooplankton community structure in the Upper Paraná River, we investigated the mechanisms that regulate the communities structure and their response to inter-annual and hydro-sedimentological variations in the floodplain and the biological factors associated with species abundance in those communities. For this we conducted samplings every six months (potamophase in March and limnophase in September) to characterize intra and inter-annual variations in community structure between 2000 and 2008. The intra-annual differences on the species richness, abundance, Shannon diversity index, and evenness, were conducted using Bayesian procedures to show probabilistic predictions of the data fit to main variation sources. Non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (NMDS), multi-response permutation procedure (MRPP), and indicator species analysis (IndVal) were run to assess and characterize the seasonality of the community structure. During high water (potamophase), hydrologic connectivity favoured exchange and dispersal of species in some lakes, increasing local diversity; during low water (limnophase), higher local productivity favoured opportunistic taxa, increasing species dominance and decreasing local diversity. Food resources and density of small-size fish were biological factors associated with the seasonal dynamic of the zooplankton community; these factors were dependent on hydrosedimentological phase (potamophase or limnophase). Water levels and limnological modifications related to water flow management have promoted replacement and impoverishment of aquatic biota in affected lakes and have indicated the ecological importance of a natural dynamic flood, which displays regular flood pulses. The conceptual model presented encompassed interactions between diverse environmental variables to more understandable mechanisms of the main sources of community variation.

El manejo del régimen de inundación ha cambiado de manera significativa la dinámica natural de las inundaciones, que son responsables de la estructura y dinámica de las comunidades acuáticas en sistemas río-planicie de inundación. En este sentido, investigamos cómo la estructura de las comunidades zooplanctónicas responde a variaciones estacionales e interanuales en los sistemas de llanura de inundación, y los factores biológicos asociados con la abundancia de especies de las comunidades zooplanctonicas. Elaboramos también, un marco conceptual que describe los principales factores ecológicos asociados con la estructura de las comunidades para los sistemas del Alto río Paraná. Para ello se realizaron muestreos cada seis meses (potamophase en marzo y en septiembre limnophase) para caracterizar las variaciones intra e interanuales en la estructura de la comunidad entre 2000 y 2008. Las diferencias estacionales de la riqueza de especies, abundancia, índice de diversidad de Shannon y equitatividad, se llevaron a cabo utilizando procedimientos Bayesianos para mostrar predicciones probabilísticas de los datos ajustados para las principales fuentes variación. Análisis de ordenamiento no-métrico multi-dimensional (NDMS); procedimientos de permutación de respuestas múltiples (MRPP) y análisis de especies indicadoras (IndVal) fueron utilizados para evaluar y clasificar la estacionalidad de la estructura de la comunidad. Durante aguas altas (potamofase), la conectividad hidrológica favoreció el intercambio y dispersión de las especies en algunas lagunas, incrementando la diversidad local; durante aguas bajas (limnofase), la alta productividad local favoreció los táxones oportunistas, incrementando las especies dominante y disminuyendo la diversidad local. La disponibilidad de recursos alimenticios y la densidad de pequeños peces fueron los factores biológicos asociados con la dinámica estacional de la comunidad zooplanctonica; los cuales dependen de la fase hidrosedimentológica (potamofase o limnofase). Modificaciones del régimen hidrológico y limnológico relacionados con el manejo de inundación han promovido el reemplazo y empobrecimiento de la biota acuática, en las lagunas sin conexión afectadas, enfatizando así la importancia ecológica de la dinámica natural de inundaciones, que presenta pulsos regulares de inundación. El modelo conceptual que se presenta abarca desde interacciones entre diversas variables ambientales hasta mecanismos más comprensibles de las principales fuentes de variación de la comunidad.

Water quality and plankton populations in an earthen polyculture pond

This work was carried out during one year in a fish pond to evaluate the effect of water quality in a plankton community according to the adopted management. High densities of Euglenophyceae, Chlorophyceae and Cyanobacteria were associated with high nitrate levels (1 to 210 mg.L-1). Cell densities of Cyanobacteria over 90 ind.m³ × 10³ (85.5%) occurred when nitrate concentrations approximated 210 mg.L-1, total phosphorus less than 160 mg.L-1 and temperature above 25 °C. High density of Rotifera was associated with high density of Cyanobacteria (December). Only Trichocerca sp. among the Rotifera species was constant in all sampled sites, whereas Diaphanosoma birgei, ranging between 4 and 342 ind.L-1 (0.7 and 2.4%) during the study period, was the most representative among the Cladocera species. Results show that water quality management in the fish pond had a direct influence on the plankton population due to the shallowness of the environment, large nutrient discharges through feed, fertilizing, fish waste. In fact, they contribute towards the appearance of undesirable plankton organisms.

O presente estudo foi realizado durante um ano em viveiro de produção de peixes, com a finalidade de avaliar o efeito da qualidade da água na comunidade planctônica em função do manejo adotado. Maiores densidades de Euglenophyceae, Chlorophyceae e Cyanobacteria estiveram associadas aos elevados teores de nitrato (1 a 210 mg.L-1). Densidades de Cyanobacteria acima de 90 ind.m³ × 10³ (85,5%) ocorreram quando as concentrações de nitrato estiveram ao redor de 210 mg.L-1, fósforo total menor que 106 mg.L-1 e temperatura acima de 25 °C. Elevada densidade de Rotifera também esteve associada às altas densidades de Cyanobacteria (dezembro). Dentre os organismos zooplanctônicos, os Rotifera foram os mais abundantes e somente Trichocerca sp. foi constante em todos os pontos amostrados. Dentre os Cladocera, a espécie mais representativa foi Diaphanosoma birgei, variando de 4 a 342 ind.L-1 (0,7 e 2,4%) durante o período de estudo. Os resultados mostram que qualidade da água e o manejo empregado neste viveiro apresentaram influência direta na população planctônica, em função da baixa profundidade e constante carga de nutrientes que são incorporados no viveiro por meio de alimentos, fertilizantes e fezes de peixes, que contribuem para o aparecimento de organismos planctônicos não desejáveis.

Premisas de la implementación del sistema de gestión ambiental del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología de Cuba / Introduction steps of environmental management system of the Cuban Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology National Institute

El Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología de Cuba decidió el diseño de un Sistema de Gestión Ambiental, para lo cual se utilizó la metodología de las NC ISO 14000, así como también de la ISO 14031 sobre gestión ambiental. Para el diagnóstico ambiental inicial se tomó como base la metodología para la ejecución de los diagnósticos ambientales y la verificación del cumplimiento de los indicadores de la Resolución CITMA 135/2004, utilizando los aspectos que se adecuaban a las características de la institución. Se identificaron los aspectos ambientales asociados al centro y los impactos que estos provocan en el medio ambiente circundante. Se definió la política ambiental de la institución y mediante revisión bibliográfica se identificaron los requisitos legales y las regulaciones aplicables a las actividades y servicios de la institución, y se evaluó el acceso que los interesados tenían a estos.

Cuban Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology National Institute designed a Environmental Management System using the NC ISO 14000 methodologies, as well as from ISO 14031 on environmental management. Initial environmental diagnosis was based on methodology for the carrying out of environmental above, and fulfillment verification of CITMA 135/2004 Resolution indicators, using features fitting features institution. We identified environmental features associated with Center, and their impacts on surrounding environment. We defined the environmental policy of Institution, and through a bibliographic review we identified the legal requirements and regulations applicable to activities and services of Institution, and we assessed the access of interested in it.

Premisas de la implementación del Sistema de Gestión Ambiental del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología de Cuba / Introduction steps of Environmental Management System of the Cuban Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology National Institute

El Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología de Cuba decidió el diseño de un Sistema de Gestión Ambiental, para lo cual se utilizó la metodología de las NC ISO 14000, así como también de la ISO 14031 sobre gestión ambiental. Para el diagnóstico ambiental inicial se tomó como base la metodología para la ejecución de los diagnósticos ambientales y la verificación del cumplimiento de los indicadores de la Resolución CITMA 135/2004, utilizando los aspectos que se adecuaban a las características de la institución. Se identificaron los aspectos ambientales asociados al centro y los impactos que estos provocan en el medio ambiente circundante. Se definió la política ambiental de la institución y mediante revisión bibliográfica se identificaron los requisitos legales y las regulaciones aplicables a las actividades y servicios de la institución, y se evaluó el acceso que los interesados tenían a estos(AU)

Cuban Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology National Institute designed a Environmental Management System using the NC ISO 14000 methodologies, as well as from ISO 14031 on environmental management. Initial environmental diagnosis was based on methodology for the carrying out of environmental above, and fulfillment verification of CITMA 135/2004 Resolution indicators, using features fitting features institution. We identified environmental features associated with Center, and their impacts on surrounding environment. We defined the environmental policy of Institution, and through a bibliographic review we identified the legal requirements and regulations applicable to activities and services of Institution, and we assessed the access of interested in it(AU)

Programa de Gestión Ambiental del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología / Environmental Management Program of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology

En el marco del sistema de gestión ambiental del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, se formuló un Programa de Gestión Ambiental para dar solución a los problemas detectados en el diagnóstico inicial, teniendo como principio fundamental la planificación de todas las acciones de forma gradual y con un grado de prioridad determinado por las posibilidades reales de cumplimiento a corto, mediano y largo plazo. Fueron definidos 11 objetivos, 14 metas y 40 acciones, los cuales forman parte del Programa de Gestión Ambiental desarrollado. La experiencia adquirida en la elaboración del programa puede ser transferida a otras unidades de ciencia y técnica del sector de la salud.

In the framework of the Environmental Management System of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, an Environmental Management Program was formulated to solve the problems detected in the initial diagnosis, considering as the fundamental principle the planning of all actions in a gradual way and with a priority level determined by the real possibilities of fulfillment on a short, medium, and long term. 11 objectives, 14 goals, and 40 actions, which are part of the Environmental Management Program, were defined. The experience acquired in the development of this program may be transferred to other science and technique units of the health sector.

Programa de Gestión Ambiental del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología / Environmental Management Program of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology

En el marco del sistema de gestión ambiental del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, se formuló un Programa de Gestión Ambiental para dar solución a los problemas detectados en el diagnóstico inicial, teniendo como principio fundamental la planificación de todas las acciones de forma gradual y con un grado de prioridad determinado por las posibilidades reales de cumplimiento a corto, mediano y largo plazo. Fueron definidos 11 objetivos, 14 metas y 40 acciones, los cuales forman parte del Programa de Gestión Ambiental desarrollado. La experiencia adquirida en la elaboración del programa puede ser transferida a otras unidades de ciencia y técnica del sector de la salud(AU)

In the framework of the Environmental Management System of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, an Environmental Management Program was formulated to solve the problems detected in the initial diagnosis, considering as the fundamental principle the planning of all actions in a gradual way and with a priority level determined by the real possibilities of fulfillment on a short, medium, and long term. 11 objectives, 14 goals, and 40 actions, which are part of the Environmental Management Program, were defined. The experience acquired in the development of this program may be transferred to other science and technique units of the health sector(AU)