The socioeconomic determinants of timber use in the buffer zone of the Sumaco Napo Galeras National Park, Ecuadorian Amazon

Zambrano, Erika; Torres, Bolier; Ochoa‐Moreno, Wilman‐Santiago; Reyes, Héctor; Torres, Alexandra; Velasco, Christian; Heredia-R, Marco

doi:10.7818/ecos.2216

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“…It is considered a biodiversity hotspot under severe threat [54]. According to UNESCO guidelines, buffer and transition zones of a biosphere reserve should promote biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, education, and research as a means of reconciling humans and nature [55].…”

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Structured Equations to Assess the Socioeconomic and Business Factors Influencing the Financial Sustainability of Traditional Amazonian Chakra in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Luna,

Barcellos-Paula

2024

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This study focuses on investigating the dimensions of sustainability and their influence on financial-economic sustainability (FES) in traditional agroforestry systems (TAFS) using the case of the Amazonian Chakra. The main objectives were to analyze the dimensions of sustainability and to establish the causal relationships between these dimensions and the FES. To carry out this research, 330 households in Napo Province that use the Amazonian Chakra system to grow cocoa were selected in order to analyze the relationship between the different dimensions of sustainability and FES in this unique context. The results of the study show that practices related to food security (FS) and business factors (BF) have a positive and significant impact on the FES of cocoa-producing households in the Amazonian Chakra system. These findings support the importance of ensuring the availability and quality of food and promoting responsible business practices in these environments. In contrast, the dimensions of environmental resilience (ER) and biodiversity conservation (BC) showed a negative impact on FES, highlighting an economic-financial imbalance in relation to conservation and environmental resilience actions in the Amazonian Chakra. This study contributes to the knowledge needed to promote agricultural practices that include an equal focus on FES, biodiversity conservation, and environmental resilience practices in a globally significant area, providing valuable information for the design of sustainable agricultural policies and practices in the Amazonian Chakra.

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Structured Equations to Assess the Socioeconomic and Business Factors Influencing the Financial Sustainability of Traditional Amazonian Chakra in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Luna,

Barcellos-Paula

2024

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“…The average farm area was 9.99 ha (Table 3), which is 7.12 ha more than cattle-producer farms in Chimborazo and Tungurahua (Ecuador) [46]. Nonetheless, the farms we studied are smaller than the existing Mestizo cattle farms (27.9 ha) in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve [47]. Of the total of the dairy farms studied, 71.17% of the surface area represents pastureland; therefore, it is important to reduce the environmental impact of milk production and optimize production on the available land without over-applying fertilizers, thus improving sustainable soil management and grazing rotation [48].…”

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Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education

Vargas-Burgos,

Heredia-R,

Torres

et al. 2023

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Climate change mainly affects production and consumption systems, such as: food, livelihoods, production (e.g., reduced milk production), water, and land use. The role of local knowledge has been recognized as important for decision-making under changing circumstances. This study was conducted in the northern part of the Ecuadorian Andes using a sample of 170 dairy-cattle-producing households. The objectives were: i) to characterize the rural livelihoods of dairy cattle farmers, ii) to evaluate access to climate information and perceptions of climate change, and iii) to determine the relationship between livelihoods and perceptions of climate change. Significant differences were identified between the groups evaluated in relation to the dairy farmers’ livelihoods. In addition, 85.29% of the respondents mentioned that climate information is important, but 67.83% do not trust the sources of information. It was found that there is a significant relationship between the level of education and age with the variables of climate change perceptions. This combined knowledge allows people to promote agri-environmental and educational policies to achieve climate literacy at a rural level.

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“…The average farm area was 9.99 ha (Table 3), which is 7.12 ha more than cattle-producer farms in Chimborazo and Tungurahua (Ecuador) [46]. Nonetheless, the farms we studied were smaller than the existing Mestizo cattle farms (27.9 ha) in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve [47]. Of the total of the dairy farms studied, 71.17% of the surface area represented pastureland; therefore, it is important to reduce the environmental impact of milk production and optimize production on the available land without over-applying fertilizers, thus improving sustainable soil management and grazing rotation [48].…”

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Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education

Vargas-Burgos,

Heredia-R,

Torres

et al. 2023

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Climate change mainly affects the production and consumption systems associated with food, livelihoods, production (e.g., reduced milk production), water, and land use. The role of local knowledge is recognized as important for decision-making under changing circumstances. This study was conducted in the northern part of the Ecuadorian Andes using a sample of 170 dairy-cattle-farming households. The objectives were to: (i) characterize the rural livelihoods of dairy cattle farmers; (ii) evaluate access to climate information and perceptions of climate change; and (iii) determine the relationship between livelihoods and perceptions of climate change. Significant differences were identified between the groups evaluated in relation to the dairy farmers’ livelihoods. In addition, 85.29% of the respondents indicated that climate information is important, but 67.83% did not trust the sources of information. It was found that there is a significant relationship between the level of education and age with the variables of climate change perceptions. This combined knowledge will allow people to promote agri-environmental and educational policies to achieve climate literacy at a rural level.

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The socioeconomic determinants of timber use in the buffer zone of the Sumaco Napo Galeras National Park, Ecuadorian Amazon

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Structured Equations to Assess the Socioeconomic and Business Factors Influencing the Financial Sustainability of Traditional Amazonian Chakra in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Structured Equations to Assess the Socioeconomic and Business Factors Influencing the Financial Sustainability of Traditional Amazonian Chakra in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education

Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education

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