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    Acciones Ambientales para el Mejoramiento del Medio Ambiente en las Comunidades Rurales [Environmental Actions for Improving the Environment of Rural Communities]
    (1998) Shapiro - Garza, E; Tran, B
    This guide is for rural communities in Latin America and for those who work with them. It provides clear, step-by-step instructions for organizing a community environmental group, conducting participatory planning exercises and illustrated instructions for specific actions communities can take to address common environmental and environmental health issues. Activity instructions are written and illustrated so as to be understood by semi-literate or illiterate community members and are designed to be easily reproduced and used in workshops. The environmental and environmental health issues addressed include: - Water Pollution and Diseases - Air Pollution - Solid Waste Contamination - Agrochemical Exposure - Soil Erosion and Degradation - Deforestation - Loss of Native Plants and Animals
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    Evidence-Based Causal Chains for Linking Health, Development, and Conservation Actions.
    (Bioscience, 2018-03) Qiu, Jiangxiao; Game, Edward T; Tallis, Heather; Olander, Lydia P; Glew, Louise; Kagan, James S; Kalies, Elizabeth L; Michanowicz, Drew; Phelan, Jennifer; Polasky, Stephen; Reed, James; Sills, Erin O; Urban, Dean; Weaver, Sarah Kate
    Sustainability challenges for nature and people are complex and interconnected, such that effective solutions require approaches and a common theory of change that bridge disparate disciplines and sectors. Causal chains offer promising approaches to achieving an integrated understanding of how actions affect ecosystems, the goods and services they provide, and ultimately, human well-being. Although causal chains and their variants are common tools across disciplines, their use remains highly inconsistent, limiting their ability to support and create a shared evidence base for joint actions. In this article, we present the foundational concepts and guidance of causal chains linking disciplines and sectors that do not often intersect to elucidate the effects of actions on ecosystems and society. We further discuss considerations for establishing and implementing causal chains, including nonlinearity, trade-offs and synergies, heterogeneity, scale, and confounding factors. Finally, we highlight the science, practice, and policy implications of causal chains to address real-world linked human-nature challenges.