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Esta es una historia de millones de años contada a través de tres especies de bagres andinos. De tres generaciones de naturalistas. De tres expediciones ictiológicas. Y de tres momentos de la ciencia y del territorio hoy conocido como Colombia. ¿Cómo llegaron los bagres hasta las cumbres de la gran cordillera suramericana? Este enigma ha preocupado desde finales del siglo XVIII a sucesivas generaciones de naturalistas -como Alexander von Humboldt, Carl H. Eigenmann, y el equipo de Carlos Andrés Lasso- cuyas investigaciones, contra todo pronóstico, permiten develar una saga que se...

La mayoría de las guerras étnicas o religiosas en realidad son conflictos por los recursos naturales. La privatización del vital líquido pone en riesgo culturas y estilos de vida en todo el mundo.

Discusses the history of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's operation and management of the Colorado River on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior from 1979 through 2008. Details the political, legal, institutional, and other instruments developed to address pressing issues faced by Colorado River Basin water users and managers. Reflective of its era, the 2008 volume has an increased focus on coordinated operations of the river in both the Upper and Lower Basins, on environmental matters, on the relationship with Mexico, and on Native American water settlements.