Jonathan von Below

National Scientific and Technical Research Council | conicet · IBS - Instituto de Biología Subtropical

People’s perceptions of wildlife are influenced by various factors. Studying these factors is a valuable tool to help conserve agro-biodiversity. The objective of this study was to analyze farmers’ perception of birds and mammals in a highly modified area of the Pampas region in Argentina, and to understand the factors that influence their decision...

COMPLETE ARTICLE FREELY AVAILABLE until October 20, 2023, in https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1hiXw2eyKFrZ3y). “Slow” socio-cultural variables indirectly driving changes in rural landscapes, such as social imaginaries, are proposed to act as strong leverage points toward sustainability. Social imaginaries are systems of practices, discourses, and ins...

The Tandilia System, located in the Southern Pampa region of Argentina, contains areas with conservation value scattered throughout its agricultural landscape. Unfortunately, efforts for their conservation and sustainable management are scarce and isolated, which may be explained by the lack of articulation and linkage between the different social...

A lo largo de la historia, la especie humana ha experimentado una gran desconexión con el entorno del cual forma parte. En consecuencia, los problemas ecológicos y la falta de respeto y cuidado hacia la vida han aumentado. Mediante una encuesta, identificamos algunas claves para fortalecer el vínculo con la naturaleza y comprender una parte de nues...

Throughout history, human beings have experienced a profound disconnection with nature of which they are a part. As a consequence, environmental problems and lack of care for life have been increasing. The way people perceive themselves in relation to nature can influence their environmental behavior. The aim of this work was to explore the percept...

One of the greatest difficulties in achieving effective solutions to environmental problems stems from the profound disconnection of human beings with nature. This disconnection leads to the loss of the inherent capacity of humans to feel part of nature, ignoring the fact that their existence depends on it and that their actions significantly affec...

Una de las mayores dificultades para alcanzar soluciones efectivas a los problemas ambientales proviene de la profunda desconexión del ser humano con la naturaleza. Esta desconexión conduce a la pérdida de la capacidad inherente al humano de sentirse parte de la naturaleza, ignorando que su existencia depende de ella y que sus acciones la afectan s...

A lo largo de su historia, el ser humano ha experimentado una profunda desconexión con la naturaleza de la cual forma parte. Como consecuencia, los problemas ambientales y la falta de cuidado hacia la vida han ido en aumento. La forma en que las personas se perciben en relación a la naturaleza puede influir en su comportamiento ambiental. El objeti...

Current socio-environmental issues challenge ecologists to contribute to their resolution through public policy. There are many possible forms of contributing to public policy besides providing information. A conceptual model proposes four roles, namely Pure Scientist, Science Arbiter, Issue Advocate and Broker of Alternatives. These roles differ i...

El Sistema Tandilia, ubicado en la provincia de Buenos Aires, contiene áreas potenciales para la conservación de la naturaleza dispersas en el paisaje agrícola. Sin embargo los esfuerzos para su conservación y manejo sostenible son escasos y aislados, lo cual puede responder a la falta de articulación y vinculación entre los diferentes actores soci...

Una de las mayores dificultades para encontrar soluciones efectivas a los problemas ambientales proviene de la profunda desconexión del ser humano con la naturaleza. Proceso que condujo a la pérdida de nuestra capacidad de sentirnos naturaleza, ignorando que nuestra existencia depende de ella y que nuestras acciones la afectan fuertemente. A través...

La relevancia que tiene en la economía argentina el sector agropecuario en tanto proveedor de divisas vía exportaciones y fijador de precios de bienes salario, requiere contar con buenos diagnósticos para el diseño de políticas. Los Censos Agropecuarios constituyen una fuente invalorable de información para elaborar esos diagnósticos ya que permite...

La Selva Misionera forma parte de una de las ecorregiones más amenazadas a nivel mundial. Para conservar una superficie representativa de estos bosques subtropicales es necesario manejarlos de manera sostenible y reducir la deforestación y fragmentación. La mayor parte de la superficie boscosa se encuentra degradada. La explotación comercial de las...

In developing countries, especially in Latin America, unequal land distribution and access remain a significant problem. In this paper, we explore the potential of participatory action research (PAR) in promoting the social learning needed to mobilize actions that improve the situation for disadvantaged actors in the context of land tenure conflict...

The relationships among social capital (SC) and collective actions (CA) for nature conservation and management were analyzed across five case studies characterised by specific land-use dynamics in the South American continent. Data on SC and CA were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire to groups of selected social actors. Multivariate s...

The unpredictable Anthropocene poses the challenge of imagining a radically different, equitable and sustainable world. Looking 100 years ahead is not easy, and especially as millennials, it appears quite bleak. This paper is the outcome of a visioning exercise carried out in a 2-day workshop, attended by 33 young early career professionals under t...

Para conservar una superficie representativa de los bosques subtropicales de Misiones (Argentina), ecosistema amenazado a nivel mundial, es necesario encontrar una solución económicamente viable a las superficies que hoy, y de acuerdo con la Ley 26331, sólo se pueden destinar al manejo sostenible del bosque nativo, así como a disminuir la deforesta...

Brief description of the project (Carried out during 2016-2017) In the middle Paraná area, as well as in other areas of our province, the advance of the industrial-concentrated agricultural-forestry model is producing serious environmental and social consequences. In fact, the arrival of transnational companies, together with an agro-export econom...