Manejo de bosques tropicales: bases científicas para la conservación, restauración y aprovechamiento de ecosistemas en paisajes rurales.

We present a synthesis of the long-term research program (started in 2004) Tropical Forest Management (MABOTRO), conducted by academics of eleven institutions and more than 50 bachelor and graduate students. We built a methodological framework for the generation of knowledge useful for the preservation of tropical forests, the restoration of degraded areas and the use of secondary forests, all within the context of the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. The program includes modules of ecological and social research conducted in two contrasting locations: Chamela region (tropical dry forest), on the Pacific coast of Jalisco, and the Lacandon region (tropical rain forest), at east of Chi