TECHNICAL ARTICLE SERIES
Authors: Carliz Díaz[1] and Edis Solórzano
Abstract: Development of a management plan for the conservation and sustainable use of the species Podocnemis erythrocephala (Chipiro), Podocnemis unifilis (Terecay), Podocnemis expansa (Arrau) and Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Cabezón), through institutional strengthening and updating of information on the status and population dynamics and the design of strategies for their conservation and sustainable use, as a way to conserve and maintain wild populations, reduce negative anthropogenic pressure on them and provide productive alternatives to improve the living conditions of local and indigenous communities in Venezuela.
Key-words: Podocnemis expansa, Podocnemis unifilis, Podocnemis unifilis, Peltocephalus dumerilianus, management plan, Venezuela.
[1] Directora General de Diversidad Biológica. Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC).
Read the full article: VENEZUELA – Technical Article – Management Plan for Turtles – Bioamazon News – n10 – Jul-Ago 2021
Published in Boletim Bioamazônia, issue 10, July-August 2021.
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