A proposal for Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) of the protected natural area “Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla, Tabasco” (Southern Mexico) as a vulnerable ecosystem

Abstract

This article represents a review of studies carried out in the Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla (RBPC), a Protected Natural Area (ANP for its Spanish acronym) with important ecosystems of which a large amount of representative flora and fauna species of the Tabasco state (southern Mexico) are living. Present revision revealed that the anthropic activities that take place within and outside the Reserve, such as livestock farming, urbanization, pollution by private companies and the overexploitation of natural resources, degrade the habitats found there, altering the ecosystem services it offers. Therefore, here in an Ecosystem-Based Management is proposed (EBM) with strategies aimed at restoring and conserving the natural resources of the RBPC.