Latin America and the Caribbean

Indicadores de desempeno y capacidades de gestion forestal: Un analisis de eficiencia y sus determinantes en municipios de Bolivia

In this study the municipal efficiency in the forest sector for year 2006 was analyzed, for a sample of 100 municipalities of Bolivia, by means of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): J.L. Flores Barroso
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Climate and the risk of pests and disease

This presentation discusses major pest and disease problems in the Andean Altiplano and their shifting incidence in connection with climate change. The specific focus is on […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): K. Garrett
  • Type of Document: Media

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Local indicators, connecting to regional forecasts

Adaptation is a continual locally based process that depends upon the pool of knowledge available and the costs and incentives to change. Extra community knowledge needed […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): J. Gilles
  • Type of Document: Media

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Soil Metagenomics to identify indicators of soil degradation in the Bolivian Highlands

The Bolivian Highlands (approximately 4000 masl) are experiencing changes in agricultural practices due in part to climate change and economic pressures. Traditional fallow periods are being […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): L. Gomez; A. Jumpponen; M. Herman; K.A. Garrett
  • Type of Document: Media

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Cartilla de informe de resultados en Clima: Presentacion y entrega en taller de devolucion de informacion con agricultores del Municipio de Umala

El objetivo del proyecto es medir el bienestar del medio ambiente y las estrategias de vida, a traves de procesos de investigacion. Conocer las percepciones de […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): M.A. Gonzales; C. Jarandilla; C. Chambilla
  • Type of Document: Project Document

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El comportamiento del gorgojo y el clima

En Bolivia el cultivo de la papa es fundamental para la alimentacion de sus habitantes, pero las condiciones climaticas, calidad de suelos, la falta de conocimientos […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): M.A. Gonzales; C. Jarandilla; K. Garrett; V. Vera
  • Type of Document: Media

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Watershed management cross-cutting activity

The objectives of this research are to: 1. Support natural resource management at a watershed and policy analysis scale by documenting landscape condition, quantifying natural resources, […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): C. Heatwole
  • Type of Document: Media

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Stream flow monitoring to support watershed assessment in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Zambia

This presentation discusses a study to implement a low cost, rapid assessment of stream flow in watersheds in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Zambia. The stream flow monitoring […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): C. Heatwole; M. Penaranda; A.K. Saavedra; C. Montufar; W. Lunga
  • Type of Document: Media

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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

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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

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