Amarella Eastmond

ORCID: 0000-0002-3368-4010
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Research Areas
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Environmental and sustainability education
  • Regional Development and Innovation
  • Latin American rural development
  • Agricultural and Food Production Studies
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Higher Education and Sustainability
  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
  • Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Law, Ethics, and AI Impact
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Botanical Research and Chemistry
  • Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Biotechnology and Related Fields

Autonomous University of Yucatán
2012-2022

Rural communities worldwide are increasingly confronted with the simultaneous impacts of environmental change dynamics and processes economic restructuring that diminish traditional sources state support while shifting investments toward large-scale intensive production models. A key question in this context is how livelihoods affected by these interacting forces whether new models can contribute to resilience at household community scales. Here we examine oil palm on marginal rural Mexico...

10.1080/08941920.2018.1544678 article EN Society & Natural Resources 2019-01-20

Although renewable energy holds great promise in mitigating climate change, there are socioeconomic and ecological tradeoffs related to each form of energy. Forest-related bioenergy is especially controversial, because tree plantations often replace land that could be used grow food crops can have negative impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we examined public perceptions ecosystem service between the provisioning services associated with cover types crop (feedstock) production forest...

10.3390/land10030258 article EN cc-by Land 2021-03-03

This paper presents a unique sustainability analysis of one the first attempts to establish biodiesel industry in Mexico. From 2008, several companies established medium large-sized Jatropha curcas plantations Yucatan, hiring local peasants carry out agricultural work. After five years, were abandoned due poor seed yields and lack key knowledge for large-scale cultivation. Based on multidisciplinary approach, we performed three-dimensional evaluation potential production chain, which...

10.3390/su8121316 article EN Sustainability 2016-12-14

Se analiza la situacion que guarda educacion ambiental en el nivel superior, mediante estudio de caso Universidad Autonoma Campeche. realizo una investigacion caracter exploratoria combina metodos cuantitativos y cualitativos para diagnosticar grado cultura los estudiantes Universi-dad Campeche tipo reciben. Los resultados indican poseen un bajo carecen conocimientos las habilidades necesarias realizar cambios ambientalmente favorables sus estilos vida. resalta contexto nstitucional opera...

10.19136/era.a26n1.181 article ES Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios 2010-04-01

El cultivo de palma aceite ha crecido rapidamente en Campeche los ultimos anos bajo un modelo plantaciones campesinas a pequena escala y se planifica convertir al estado el principal productor Mexico. territorio tiene alto grado conservacion biologica la expansion es motivo controversia por sus impactos ambientales sociales. Se presenta estudio caso del ejido Independencia para conocer desde perspectiva campesinos generados las aceite. Los tienen una vision positiva sobre como fuente...

10.1353/lag.2016.0023 article ES Journal of Latin American geography 2016-01-01

En el presente artículo se examinan las estrategias productivas instrumentadas por los campesinos del oriente de Tabasco, para responder a reformas estructurales. Al analizar patrones cambio uso suelo en sus parcelas, 1988 2004, identificaron dos tipos sistemas productivos: a) agricultura autoconsumo y b) ganadería cría alternada con cultivos básicos. Más que tratar ser competitivos, campesinas buscan minimizar riesgos mantener su condición productores asegurar la subsistencia unidad...

10.22198/rys.2008.43.a497 article ES cc-by-nc región y sociedad 2008-09-01

Objetivo: analizar los procesos productivos del solar desde la perspectiva filosófica de habitantes mayas comunidad Yaxunah, Yucatán, México. Metodología: se efectuaron 86 entrevistas semiestructuradas y análisis discurso mediante teoría fundamentada. Resultados: en las actividades que realizan etapas ⸻presiembra, siembra, postsiembra cosecha⸻ presentan elementos nosótricos, intersubjetivos respeto a naturaleza. Valor: presenta evidencia sobre el entendimiento uso conservación patrimonio...

10.22198/rys2022/34/1612 article ES cc-by-nc región y sociedad 2022-11-22
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