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Title: A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness: Development and Conservation in the Context of the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA)

Author: Timothy J. Killeen

Organizations: Conservation International

Date: 2007

Language: English, Spanish, Portuguese

Number of pages: 102

Eco-Index Summary: This report reviews current conservation and development issues in the Amazon wilderness area and in the cerrado and the tropical Andes biodiversity hotspots, focusing on the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA). It features an overview of the IIRSA, drivers of change in the region, biodiversity in a variety of ecosystems, ecosystem services, social considerations in the region, environmental assessments and plans for development, and concludes with a discussion on “avoiding the end of the Amazon”, including payment for ecosystem services, alternate production systems, engaging local governments, and designing conservation landscapes.

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