Latin America and the Caribbean

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

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

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

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

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

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

Optimizacion de los modelos de hogares rurales con base en las formas de sustento en la subcuenca del rio Chimbo, provincial Bolivar-Ecuador

This thesis explores optimal livelihood strategies among poor agricultural producers in the Chimbo sub-watershed of Ecuador.

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): R.E. Nunez Ramos
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Informe dia de campo: Evaluacion del recurso forrajero de la comunidad de Apopata

Compartir e intercambiar conocimientos acerca de la situacion actual de los recursos forrajeros en zonas secas y zonas humedas de la comunidad de Apopata e identificar […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): P. Condor
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Payments for environmental services in Costa Rica

This article discusses Costa Rica s national payments for environmental services (PES) program (the PSA program).The program design is described and strengths, weaknesses, and areas of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): S. Pagiola
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Livelihood strategies of farmers in Bolivar, Ecuador: asset distribution, activity selection and income generation decisions in rural households

Master’s thesis on determinants of livelihood strategies among farmer-families in the Chimbo watershed of Ecuador using an analysis of SANREM household’s data sets. These livelihood strategies […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): R. Andrade
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation