Indigenous livelihoods, slash-and-burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama
Improved crop–fallow systems in the humid tropics can simultaneously sequester atmospheric carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable livelihoods of rural populations. A study with an indigenous community in eastern Panama revealed considerable biophysical potential for carbon offsets in small-scale slash-and-burn agriculture through longer fallow periods, improved fallow management, secondary forest development, and agricultural intensification. Based on soil and biomass carbon measurements, estimated annual sequestration rates amount to 0.3−3.7 t C ha−1yr−1.Despite such potential, the economic benefits of initiatives aimed at sequestration of carbon in the community are likely to be rather unequally distributed within the community.Heterogeneity in livelihood strategies and uneven asset endowments among households–factors often overlooked in the ongoing carbon and sustainable development debate–are expected to strongly affect household participation. Indeed, only the better-endowed households that have also managed to diversify into more lucrative farm and nonfarm activities are likely to be able to participate in and thus benefit from improved crop–fallow systems that capture carbon. Economic, ethical, institutional, and technical concerns need tobe taken into account when designing community carbon management and investment plans.
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KOHA-OAI-BVE:1366982022-12-09T12:25:42ZIndigenous livelihoods, slash-and-burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama 125728 Tschakert, Petra Department of Geography (AESEDA), Estados Unidos 58807 Coomes, Oliver T. (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá 106555 Potvin, Catherine (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá textspaImproved crop–fallow systems in the humid tropics can simultaneously sequester atmospheric carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable livelihoods of rural populations. A study with an indigenous community in eastern Panama revealed considerable biophysical potential for carbon offsets in small-scale slash-and-burn agriculture through longer fallow periods, improved fallow management, secondary forest development, and agricultural intensification. Based on soil and biomass carbon measurements, estimated annual sequestration rates amount to 0.3−3.7 t C ha−1yr−1.Despite such potential, the economic benefits of initiatives aimed at sequestration of carbon in the community are likely to be rather unequally distributed within the community.Heterogeneity in livelihood strategies and uneven asset endowments among households–factors often overlooked in the ongoing carbon and sustainable development debate–are expected to strongly affect household participation. Indeed, only the better-endowed households that have also managed to diversify into more lucrative farm and nonfarm activities are likely to be able to participate in and thus benefit from improved crop–fallow systems that capture carbon. Economic, ethical, institutional, and technical concerns need tobe taken into account when designing community carbon management and investment plans. Referencias bibliográficas en páginas 818-820Improved crop–fallow systems in the humid tropics can simultaneously sequester atmospheric carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable livelihoods of rural populations. A study with an indigenous community in eastern Panama revealed considerable biophysical potential for carbon offsets in small-scale slash-and-burn agriculture through longer fallow periods, improved fallow management, secondary forest development, and agricultural intensification. Based on soil and biomass carbon measurements, estimated annual sequestration rates amount to 0.3−3.7 t C ha−1yr−1.Despite such potential, the economic benefits of initiatives aimed at sequestration of carbon in the community are likely to be rather unequally distributed within the community.Heterogeneity in livelihood strategies and uneven asset endowments among households–factors often overlooked in the ongoing carbon and sustainable development debate–are expected to strongly affect household participation. Indeed, only the better-endowed households that have also managed to diversify into more lucrative farm and nonfarm activities are likely to be able to participate in and thus benefit from improved crop–fallow systems that capture carbon. Economic, ethical, institutional, and technical concerns need tobe taken into account when designing community carbon management and investment plans. PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS COMUNIDADES RURALESMEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLESDIVERSIFICACIONSECUESTRO DE CARBONOBIOMASACULTIVOSSISTEMAS CON BARBECHOCORTAQUEMAALOMETRIAECUACIONES ALOMETRICASUTILIZACION DE LA TIERRAEcological economicshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800906000784 |
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PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES MEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLES DIVERSIFICACION SECUESTRO DE CARBONO BIOMASA CULTIVOS SISTEMAS CON BARBECHO CORTA QUEMA ALOMETRIA ECUACIONES ALOMETRICAS UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES MEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLES DIVERSIFICACION SECUESTRO DE CARBONO BIOMASA CULTIVOS SISTEMAS CON BARBECHO CORTA QUEMA ALOMETRIA ECUACIONES ALOMETRICAS UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA |
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PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES MEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLES DIVERSIFICACION SECUESTRO DE CARBONO BIOMASA CULTIVOS SISTEMAS CON BARBECHO CORTA QUEMA ALOMETRIA ECUACIONES ALOMETRICAS UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES MEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLES DIVERSIFICACION SECUESTRO DE CARBONO BIOMASA CULTIVOS SISTEMAS CON BARBECHO CORTA QUEMA ALOMETRIA ECUACIONES ALOMETRICAS UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA 125728 Tschakert, Petra Department of Geography (AESEDA), Estados Unidos 58807 Coomes, Oliver T. (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá 106555 Potvin, Catherine (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá Indigenous livelihoods, slash-and-burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama |
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Improved crop–fallow systems in the humid tropics can simultaneously sequester atmospheric carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable livelihoods of rural populations. A study with an indigenous community in eastern Panama revealed considerable biophysical potential for carbon offsets in small-scale slash-and-burn agriculture through longer fallow periods, improved fallow management, secondary forest development, and agricultural intensification. Based on soil and biomass carbon measurements, estimated annual sequestration rates amount to 0.3−3.7 t C ha−1yr−1.Despite such potential, the economic benefits of initiatives aimed at sequestration of carbon in the community are likely to be rather unequally distributed within the community.Heterogeneity in livelihood strategies and uneven asset endowments among households–factors often overlooked in the ongoing carbon and sustainable development debate–are expected to strongly affect household participation. Indeed, only the better-endowed households that have also managed to diversify into more lucrative farm and nonfarm activities are likely to be able to participate in and thus benefit from improved crop–fallow systems that capture carbon. Economic, ethical, institutional, and technical concerns need tobe taken into account when designing community carbon management and investment plans.
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PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS COMUNIDADES RURALES MEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLES DIVERSIFICACION SECUESTRO DE CARBONO BIOMASA CULTIVOS SISTEMAS CON BARBECHO CORTA QUEMA ALOMETRIA ECUACIONES ALOMETRICAS UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA |
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125728 Tschakert, Petra Department of Geography (AESEDA), Estados Unidos 58807 Coomes, Oliver T. (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá 106555 Potvin, Catherine (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá |
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125728 Tschakert, Petra Department of Geography (AESEDA), Estados Unidos 58807 Coomes, Oliver T. (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá 106555 Potvin, Catherine (autor/a) Department of Geography, McGill University, Canadá |
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Indigenous livelihoods, slash-and-burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama |
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Indigenous livelihoods, slash-and-burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama |
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