The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

This article reviews the historical framework of logging and the loss of timber wealth and the loss of forest cover in relation to rural settlement, fostered by some colonization programs and policies in the Yucatan Peninsula since the 1950s. It also analyses the efforts that are currently being mad...

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Main Authors:	Alonso Velasco, Ignacio, Velasquez Torres, David
Format:	Online
Language:	spa
Published:	Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019
Subjects:	forests climate change deforestation wood Yucatan Peninsula bosques cambio climático deforestación madera Península de Yucatán florestas mudança climática desmatamento madeira
Online Access:	https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/8427