Jorge Torres
Biographic Data
| ID | 88519 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jorge Torres |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jorge |
| FAMILY NAME | Torres |
| SIGNATURE | TORRES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fundación Biodiversidad |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4762-8159 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Historical reconstruction of Fishing Refuge Zones in Mexico: An innovative marine conservation and sustainable fisheries co-management tool
Governing access and agency: Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Forms Influence Small-Scale Fisher Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation
Diverse markers of social and economic difference have been found to influence resource users’ livelihood vulnerability and capacity to adapt to environmental and economic change. However, the role of self-governance forms—cooperative and non-cooperative business models that structure resource-dependent livelihoods—has received limited attention. Here, we address this gap with a 5-yr investigation (2018–2023) into how different cooperative and no…
Environmental ethics and ancient philosophy: A complicated affair
This article provides a comprehensive review of the rather intricate relationship between contemporary environmental ethics, understood as a philosophical branch, and ancient philosophy . While its primary focus is on Western philosophy, it also includes some brief yet crucial considerations about the influence of Eastern traditions of thought on environmental ethics. Aside from the introduction in the first section, the discussion is organised i…
Self-governance mediates small-scale fishing strategies, vulnerability and adaptive response
As global change accelerates, natural resource-dependent communities must respond and adapt. Small-scale fisheries, essential for coastal livelihoods and food security, are considered among the most vulnerable of these coupled social-ecological systems. While previous studies have examined vulnerability and adaptation in fisheries at the individual, household, and community level, these scales of organization are inconsistent with many of the leg…
Who pays for sustainability in the small-scale fisheries in the global south
Animal Ethics Based on Friendship: An Aristotelian Perspective
This article examines Aristotle's views concerning the possibility of friendship between human beings and nonhuman animals. The suggestion that he denies this possibility is rejected. I reassess the textual evidence adduced by scholars in support of this reading, while adding new material for discussion. Central to the traditional reading is the assumption that animals, in Aristotle's view, cannot be friends in virtue of their cognitive limitatio…
Between uncertainty and hope: Young leaders as agents of change in sustainable small-scale fisheries
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF management practices in Mexico, we used in-depth interviews to identify their shared motivations and perceptions for accepting their fishing heritage. These possible future decision-makers act as agents of change due to their organizational and techn…
Social-ecological networks and connectivity within and between two communities of small-scale fishers in Mexico
Aligning the ecological and social dimensions of the connections present between users that harvest a shared natural resource is a necessary step toward sustainable management. However, contrasting estimates of connectivity across disciplines is a challenging task and few empirical studies have focused on population dynamics within fish species with a complex life history. We used a collaborative approach merging citizen science, population genet…
The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean
Consistency in conservation Marine protected areas (MPAs) are now well established globally as tools for conservation, for enhancing marine biodiversity, and for promoting sustainable fisheries. That said, which regions are labeled as MPAs varies substantially, from those that full protect marine species and prohibit human extraction to those that permit everything from intensive fishing to mining. This inconsistency can in some cases inhibit bot…
Madness and vice in Plato’s Republic
This paper reconsiders some controversial aspects of Plato’s characterization of justice as psychic health. It rejects three prevailing interpretations of Plato’s ‘medicalization of justice’, while providing a new reading that exonerates Plato from the charges raised by his critics. I argue that Plato’s account articulates an unprecedented theory of mental health in the history of Western philosophy and medicine. This account is put forward as an…
The voice of Mexican small-scale fishers in times of Covid-19: Impacts, responses, and digital divide
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically, quickly, and extensively affected fisheries, the effects of which have yet to be quantified globally, although some efforts have already been made locally and regionally. This study provides insights regarding the impacts of the pandemic in Mexican small-scale fisheries, explores community responses and digital divide. A total of 1493 interviews were conducted, and a social media analysis that reviewed 9079…
Philia: The biological foundations of Aristotle’s ethics
This article is the first one to offer an investigation, from a biological perspective, of "natural philia" or "kin-based" philia (commonly translated as "friendship") in Aristotle's practical philosophy. After some preliminary considerations about its place in Aristotle's ethical treatises, the discussion focuses on Aristotle's biology. Here we learn that natural philia, couched in terms of a biological praxis rather than a trait of character, i…
Plato’s Anthropocentrism Reconsidered
Plato’s ideas on the value of nature and humankind are reconsidered. The traditional suggestion that his thought is ethically anthropocentric is rejected. Instead “Ethical Ratiocentrism” (ER) is the environmental worldview found in the dialogues. According to ER, human life is not intrinsically valuable, but only rational life is. ER is consistent with Plato’s holistic axiological outlook but incompatible with ethical anthropocentrism
The Analogies of Justice and Health in Republic IV
This paper provides a new interpretation of Plato’s account of justice as psychic health in Republic IV. It argues that what has traditionally been considered to be one single analogy is actually a more complex line of reasoning that contains various medical analogies. These medical analogies are not only different in number but also in kind. I discuss each of them separately, while providing a response to various objections
Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change
Acción sin daño: Un análisis de las intervenciones de una organización de la sociedad civil ambientalista en comunidades costeras del Noroeste de México
En la primera parte del articulo se presenta tanto el contexto pesquero como el de las organizaciones de las sociedad civil en México a inicios del siglo XXI. En la segunda parte se hace un análisis comparativo, usando la metodología Acción Sin Daño, de cinco intervenciones realizadas por una Organización de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) para lograr la implementación de reservas marinas completamente protegidas en el noroeste del país. El papel de las …
Mapping dynamics of deforestation and forest degradation in tropical forests using radar satellite data
Mapping anthropogenic forest disturbances has largely been focused on distinct delineations of events of deforestation using optical satellite images. In the tropics, frequent cloud cover and the challenge of quantifying forest degradation remain problematic. In this study, we detect processes of deforestation, forest degradation and successional dynamics, using long-wavelength radar (L-band from ALOS PALSAR) backscatter. We present a detection a…
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Redd+): Transaction Costs of Six Peruvian Projects
Rendón Thompson, O. R., J. Paavola, J. R. Healey, J. P. G. Jones, T. R. Baker, and J. Torres. 2013. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+): transaction costs of six Peruvian projects. Ecology and Society 18(1): 17. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05239-180117
Globalisms and Power: Iberian education and curriculum policies
The Emergence of Access Controls in Small-Scale Fishing Commons: A Comparative Analysis of Individual Licenses and Common Property-Rights in Two Mexican Communities
Addressing global fisheries overexploitation requires better understanding of how small-scale fishing communities in developing countries limit access to fishing grounds. We analyze the performance of a system based on individual licenses and a common property-rights regime in their ability to generate incentives for self-governance and conservation of fishery resources. Using a qualitative before-after-control-impact approach, we compare two nei…
Neoliberalism Meets Pre‐Columbian Tradition: Campesino Communities and Vicuna Management in Andean Peru
The Emergence of Access Controls in Small-Scale Fishing Commons: A Comparative Analysis of Individual Licenses and Common Property-Rights in Two Mexican Communities
Addressing global fisheries overexploitation requires better understanding of how small-scale fishing communities in developing countries limit access to fishing grounds. We analyze the performance of a system based on individual licenses and a common property-rights regime in their ability to generate incentives for self-governance and conservation of fishery resources. Using a qualitative before-after-control-impact approach, we compare two nei…
Self-governance mediates small-scale fishing strategies, vulnerability and adaptive response
As global change accelerates, natural resource-dependent communities must respond and adapt. Small-scale fisheries, essential for coastal livelihoods and food security, are considered among the most vulnerable of these coupled social-ecological systems. While previous studies have examined vulnerability and adaptation in fisheries at the individual, household, and community level, these scales of organization are inconsistent with many of the leg…
Between uncertainty and hope: Young leaders as agents of change in sustainable small-scale fisheries
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF management practices in Mexico, we used in-depth interviews to identify their shared motivations and perceptions for accepting their fishing heritage. These possible future decision-makers act as agents of change due to their organizational and techn…
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Redd+): Transaction Costs of Six Peruvian Projects
Rendón Thompson, O. R., J. Paavola, J. R. Healey, J. P. G. Jones, T. R. Baker, and J. Torres. 2013. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+): transaction costs of six Peruvian projects. Ecology and Society 18(1): 17. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05239-180117
Governing access and agency: Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Forms Influence Small-Scale Fisher Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation
Diverse markers of social and economic difference have been found to influence resource users’ livelihood vulnerability and capacity to adapt to environmental and economic change. However, the role of self-governance forms—cooperative and non-cooperative business models that structure resource-dependent livelihoods—has received limited attention. Here, we address this gap with a 5-yr investigation (2018–2023) into how different cooperative and no…
Philia: The biological foundations of Aristotle’s ethics
This article is the first one to offer an investigation, from a biological perspective, of "natural philia" or "kin-based" philia (commonly translated as "friendship") in Aristotle's practical philosophy. After some preliminary considerations about its place in Aristotle's ethical treatises, the discussion focuses on Aristotle's biology. Here we learn that natural philia, couched in terms of a biological praxis rather than a trait of character, i…
Neoliberalism Meets Pre‐Columbian Tradition: Campesino Communities and Vicuna Management in Andean Peru
Globalisms and Power: Iberian education and curriculum policies
The Emergence of Access Controls in Small-Scale Fishing Commons: A Comparative Analysis of Individual Licenses and Common Property-Rights in Two Mexican Communities
Addressing global fisheries overexploitation requires better understanding of how small-scale fishing communities in developing countries limit access to fishing grounds. We analyze the performance of a system based on individual licenses and a common property-rights regime in their ability to generate incentives for self-governance and conservation of fishery resources. Using a qualitative before-after-control-impact approach, we compare two nei…
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Redd+): Transaction Costs of Six Peruvian Projects
Rendón Thompson, O. R., J. Paavola, J. R. Healey, J. P. G. Jones, T. R. Baker, and J. Torres. 2013. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+): transaction costs of six Peruvian projects. Ecology and Society 18(1): 17. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05239-180117
Mapping dynamics of deforestation and forest degradation in tropical forests using radar satellite data
Mapping anthropogenic forest disturbances has largely been focused on distinct delineations of events of deforestation using optical satellite images. In the tropics, frequent cloud cover and the challenge of quantifying forest degradation remain problematic. In this study, we detect processes of deforestation, forest degradation and successional dynamics, using long-wavelength radar (L-band from ALOS PALSAR) backscatter. We present a detection a…
Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change
Acción sin daño: Un análisis de las intervenciones de una organización de la sociedad civil ambientalista en comunidades costeras del Noroeste de México
En la primera parte del articulo se presenta tanto el contexto pesquero como el de las organizaciones de las sociedad civil en México a inicios del siglo XXI. En la segunda parte se hace un análisis comparativo, usando la metodología Acción Sin Daño, de cinco intervenciones realizadas por una Organización de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) para lograr la implementación de reservas marinas completamente protegidas en el noroeste del país. El papel de las …
The Analogies of Justice and Health in Republic IV
This paper provides a new interpretation of Plato’s account of justice as psychic health in Republic IV. It argues that what has traditionally been considered to be one single analogy is actually a more complex line of reasoning that contains various medical analogies. These medical analogies are not only different in number but also in kind. I discuss each of them separately, while providing a response to various objections
The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean
Consistency in conservation Marine protected areas (MPAs) are now well established globally as tools for conservation, for enhancing marine biodiversity, and for promoting sustainable fisheries. That said, which regions are labeled as MPAs varies substantially, from those that full protect marine species and prohibit human extraction to those that permit everything from intensive fishing to mining. This inconsistency can in some cases inhibit bot…
Madness and vice in Plato’s Republic
This paper reconsiders some controversial aspects of Plato’s characterization of justice as psychic health. It rejects three prevailing interpretations of Plato’s ‘medicalization of justice’, while providing a new reading that exonerates Plato from the charges raised by his critics. I argue that Plato’s account articulates an unprecedented theory of mental health in the history of Western philosophy and medicine. This account is put forward as an…
The voice of Mexican small-scale fishers in times of Covid-19: Impacts, responses, and digital divide
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically, quickly, and extensively affected fisheries, the effects of which have yet to be quantified globally, although some efforts have already been made locally and regionally. This study provides insights regarding the impacts of the pandemic in Mexican small-scale fisheries, explores community responses and digital divide. A total of 1493 interviews were conducted, and a social media analysis that reviewed 9079…
Philia: The biological foundations of Aristotle’s ethics
This article is the first one to offer an investigation, from a biological perspective, of "natural philia" or "kin-based" philia (commonly translated as "friendship") in Aristotle's practical philosophy. After some preliminary considerations about its place in Aristotle's ethical treatises, the discussion focuses on Aristotle's biology. Here we learn that natural philia, couched in terms of a biological praxis rather than a trait of character, i…
Plato’s Anthropocentrism Reconsidered
Plato’s ideas on the value of nature and humankind are reconsidered. The traditional suggestion that his thought is ethically anthropocentric is rejected. Instead “Ethical Ratiocentrism” (ER) is the environmental worldview found in the dialogues. According to ER, human life is not intrinsically valuable, but only rational life is. ER is consistent with Plato’s holistic axiological outlook but incompatible with ethical anthropocentrism
Animal Ethics Based on Friendship: An Aristotelian Perspective
This article examines Aristotle's views concerning the possibility of friendship between human beings and nonhuman animals. The suggestion that he denies this possibility is rejected. I reassess the textual evidence adduced by scholars in support of this reading, while adding new material for discussion. Central to the traditional reading is the assumption that animals, in Aristotle's view, cannot be friends in virtue of their cognitive limitatio…
Between uncertainty and hope: Young leaders as agents of change in sustainable small-scale fisheries
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF management practices in Mexico, we used in-depth interviews to identify their shared motivations and perceptions for accepting their fishing heritage. These possible future decision-makers act as agents of change due to their organizational and techn…
Social-ecological networks and connectivity within and between two communities of small-scale fishers in Mexico
Aligning the ecological and social dimensions of the connections present between users that harvest a shared natural resource is a necessary step toward sustainable management. However, contrasting estimates of connectivity across disciplines is a challenging task and few empirical studies have focused on population dynamics within fish species with a complex life history. We used a collaborative approach merging citizen science, population genet…
Environmental ethics and ancient philosophy: A complicated affair
This article provides a comprehensive review of the rather intricate relationship between contemporary environmental ethics, understood as a philosophical branch, and ancient philosophy . While its primary focus is on Western philosophy, it also includes some brief yet crucial considerations about the influence of Eastern traditions of thought on environmental ethics. Aside from the introduction in the first section, the discussion is organised i…
Self-governance mediates small-scale fishing strategies, vulnerability and adaptive response
As global change accelerates, natural resource-dependent communities must respond and adapt. Small-scale fisheries, essential for coastal livelihoods and food security, are considered among the most vulnerable of these coupled social-ecological systems. While previous studies have examined vulnerability and adaptation in fisheries at the individual, household, and community level, these scales of organization are inconsistent with many of the leg…
Who pays for sustainability in the small-scale fisheries in the global south
Historical reconstruction of Fishing Refuge Zones in Mexico: An innovative marine conservation and sustainable fisheries co-management tool
Governing access and agency: Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Forms Influence Small-Scale Fisher Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation
Diverse markers of social and economic difference have been found to influence resource users’ livelihood vulnerability and capacity to adapt to environmental and economic change. However, the role of self-governance forms—cooperative and non-cooperative business models that structure resource-dependent livelihoods—has received limited attention. Here, we address this gap with a 5-yr investigation (2018–2023) into how different cooperative and no…
Geography (12 works) · Ecology (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Fishery (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 works)