The effects of climate change and soil management practices on soil organic matter in agro-ecosystems of the Bolivian Altiplano
This presentation shows how the current soil management practices in Umala-Bolivia influences the availability of nutrients in local soils, and what practices should be adopted to […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Aguilera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Management of organic and inorganic soil fertility inputs in indigenous agricultural communities in the Bolivian Highlands
The Bolivian highland plateau region (Altiplano) is a semi-arid region in the Andes Mountains that has a range in elevation of between 3600 and 4300 m […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Aguilera; R. Miranda; P.P. Motavalli; E. Tangara; E. Herrera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Watershed-based natural resource management in small-scale agriculture: Sloped areas of the Andean Region
This presentation reports on the work of the SANREM CRSP long term research activity 3 (LTRA-3), “Watershed-based natural resource management (NRM) for small-scale agriculture.” The objectives […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Understanding decentralization
While decentralization policies have become increasingly popular in developing countries, this presentation explores the definition of decentralization in terms of “who” is gaining control over “what” […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Bauer
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Land clearing and the biofuel carbon debt
Abstract: Increasing energy use, climate change, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels make switching to low-carbon fuels a high priority. Biofuels are a potential […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Fargione; J. Hill; D. Tilman; S. Polasky; P. Hawthorne
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, US and Canada
- Topic: Policy
Cartilla de informe de resultados en plagas y clima: Presentacion y entrega en taller de devolucion de informacion con agricultores del Municipio de Umala
El objetivo de los trabajos realizados en PLAGAS, es que los pobladores de la comunidad de Vinto Coopani, conozcan las principales plagas de su comunidad y […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): C. Jarandilla; M.A. Gonzales; C. Chambilla
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Markets and market strategies for communities in Ancoraimes
This poster describes the baseline survey results of the SANREM project in the Ancoraimes municipality – household income sources, primary commercialized agricultural products, transportation costs and […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): E. Jimenez; A.L. Romero; C. Valdivia
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Markets and market strategies for communities in Umala
This poster describes the baseline survey results of the SANREM project in the Umala municipality – household income sources, primary commercialized agricultural products, transportation costs and […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): E. Jimenez; A.L. Romero; C. Valdivia
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Potatoes climate and markets in the livelihood strategies of Altiplano communities in Bolivia
Climate change and market uncertainties are drivers that impact on how families, and members within households, in Altiplano communities devise their livelihood strategies, based on capitals […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): E. Jimenez; C. Valdivia; A. Romero
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Unpacking decentralization
This presentation provides an analytical breakdown of the implications of government decentralization policies in the management of forest resources. Though first presenting the negative aspects of […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): K. Andersson; J. Bauer; P. Jagger; M. Luckert; R. Meinzen-Dick; E. Mwangi; E. Ostrom
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
