Differences in cropping systems and soil organic carbon due to climate change and socioeconomic factors in potato-based cropping systems in the Bolivian highlands
This presentation discusses research performed in Bolivia on climate change in regard to soil degradation. Through interdisciplinary methods in soil science and social science, the researchers […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): P. Motavalli; J. Cusicanqui; J. Aguilera; C. Valdivia; M. Garcia; E. Jimenez; R. Miranda
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Differences in cropping systems and soil organic carbon due to climate change and socioeconomic factors in potato-based cropping systems in the Bolivian Highlands
This presentation presents results of differences in cropping systems and soil organic carbon in the Bolivian Highlands, due to climate change and socioeconomic factors in potato-based […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): P. Motavalli; J. Cusicanqui; J. Aguilera; C. Valdivia; M. Garcia; E. Jimenez; R. Miranda
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Paying for the hydrological services of Mexico’s forests: Analysis, negotiations and results
Mexico’s Payment for Hydrological Environmental Services (PSAH) Program contributes to the country’s efforts to address high rates of deforestation and water scarcity. Water user fees fund […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): C. Munoz-Pina; Guevara; J.M. Torres; J. Brana
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Linking Knowledge and Action in SANREM
This presentation discusses cross cutting research, consisting of case studies of how new knowledge leads to action for change. It includes case studies of four Long […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): E. Mwangi; J. Alwang; D. Catacutan; C. Valdivia
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Does gender influence forest management?: Exploring cases from East Africa and Latin America
The influence of gendered relationships on access to forests and on forest sustainability remains a concern for scholars and practitioners. This paper presents a comparative study […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): E. Mwangi; R. Meinzen-Dick; Y. Sun
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Gender and forest conservation: Cases from East Africa and Latin America
This presentation discusses a cross country study on gender in community forest management. Analyzing gender participation in Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Bolivia, the research demonstrates that […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): E. Mwangi; R. Meinzen-Dick; Y. Sun; A. Banana; R. Leon; L. Merino; P. Ongugo
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Predicting effects of land use on runoff and sediment yield in selected sub-watersheds of the Manupali River using the ArcSWAT model
Abstract: The quantitative prediction of environmental impacts of land-use changes in watersheds could serve as a basis for developing sound watershed management schemes, especially for Philippine […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): N. Alibuyog; V.B. Ella; M.R. Reyes; R. Srinavasan; C. Heatwole; T. Dillaha
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Market access and gender roles in the Jatun Mayu watershed communities (Tiraque, Bolivia)
This presentation discusses differing gender roles in potato farming families in the Jatun Mayu watershed. Through participatory methodologies, interactions and gender roles are studied at the […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): N. Amaya
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for Watershed Services: The Bellagio Conversations
Introduction: From March 12th to 17th 2007, 24 individuals from 13 countries met at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center at Lake Como (Italy) to discuss lessons […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): N. Asquith; S. Wunder (eds.)
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Selling two environmental services: In-kind payments for bird habitat and watershed protection in Los Negros, Bolivia
This article describes the payment for environmental services (PES) scheme in Los Negros valley, Bolivia, which pays landowners for two environmental services provided by forest protection […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): N.M. Asquith; M.T. Vargas; S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
