Hydrographic Variability In Bahia Vizcaino, Baja California, Mexico

Seasonal variability shapes resilience of small-scale fisheries in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Small-scale fisheries are an important source of food and livelihoods to coastal communities around the world. Understanding the seasonality of fisheries catch and composition is crucial to fisheries management, particularly in the context of changing environmental and socioeconomic conditions. While seasonal variability directly impacts the lives of fishers, most fisheries studies focus on lon...

The Degeneration of Cardon Populations in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Current Status of Biodiesel Production in Baja California, Mexico

As a result of declining oil reserves in the world, the rise in fossil fuel prices and growing interest in the environment, there is considerable demand for alternative fuels. Biodiesel is recognized like the "green fuel" and has several advantages compared to diesel. It is safe, renewable, nontoxic, and biodegradable (98% biodegradable in a few weeks). Contains less sulfur compounds, and has a...

[Decentralising the health sector in Baja California, Mexico].

OBJECTIVE Documenting, defining and examining the state of Baja California's performance in decentralising public health service policy from the signing of the transfer agreement in 1996 up to 2004. METHODS This was a comparative study based on secondary information from 1996-2004. Four key categories were analysed: availability, accessibility, equity and health service quality. These categor...

Virtues of simple hydro-economic optimization: Baja California, Mexico.

This paper uses simple hydro-economic optimization to investigate a wide range of regional water system management options for northern Baja California, Mexico. Hydro-economic optimization models, even with parsimonious model formulations, enable investigation of promising water management portfolios for supplying water to agricultural, environmental and urban users. CALVIN, a generalized hydro...