1. Globalization, trade and the environment
New technologies, environment and society
Liberalization and the environment
International environmental conflicts
External debt and ecological debt
Cultural globalization
The role of national and local institutions

2. Evaluation and environmental policy
Environmental Strategic Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment
Indicators of sustainability

3. Agro-ecology and agro-economy: (Production systems and socio-cultural relationships)
Local agro-diversity
Genetically modified organisms
Food sufficiency and productive efficiency
Traditional knowledge and productive systems

4. Local sustainable development
Individual participation
Tourism and the environment
Alternative production and markets for environmental services
Environmental impact of international co-operation projects.
Participative management of protected natural areas.

5.Urban ecology
Conditions and consequences of urban growth
Public health and the environment in cities
Policy and urban planning
Indicators of urban environmental sustainability
Transport and the environment

6.Global aspects of sustainability
Local and regional impacts of the climate change
Global environmental policy and supra-national institutions
International agreements and their impact on Latin America
Clean Development mechanism

7.Ibero-American environmental history
Rural history
Urban history
Industrial history
International Relations history

8.Production and the environment
Clean technologies
Transfer of technologies
Environmental management systems and environmental audit
Employment opportunities in environmental related activities
Informal economy and the environment

9.Theory and philosophy of development
Values and attitudes
Types of development
Economic strategies
International relations and integration
Traditional knowledge and ecological rationality

10.Environmental education
Education and Environmental Theories
New technologies applied to environmental education
Environmental education experiences in Ibero-America