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| Coomes, Oliver T.; Department of Geography, McGill University; oliver.coomes@mcgill.ca; Takasaki, Yoshito; Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo; takasaki@e.u-tokyo.ac.jp; Rhemtulla, Jeanine M.; Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia; jeanine.rhemtulla@ubc.ca. |
| Can social inequality be seen imprinted in a forest landscape? We studied the relationship between land holding, land use, and inequality in a peasant community in the Peruvian Amazon where farmers practice swidden-fallow cultivation. Longitudinal data on land holding, land use, and land cover were gathered through field-level surveys (n = 316) and household interviews (n = 51) in 1994/1995 and 2007. Forest cover change between 1965 and 2007 was documented through interpretation of air photos and satellite imagery. We introduce the concept of “land use inequality” to capture differences across households in the distribution of forest fallowing and orchard raising as key land uses that affect household welfare and the sustainability of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Amazonia; Land inequality; Land use and land cover change; Path dependency; Secondary forests. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Capitani, Claudia; York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems, Environment Department, University of York; claudia.capitani@york.ac.uk; Mukama, Kusaga; WWF Tanzania, Forest Programme; egomtimba@yahoo.co.uk; Mbilinyi, Boniface; Department of Agricultural Engineering and Land Planning, Sokoine University of Agriculture; mbly_sua@yahoo.com; Malugu, Isaac O.; WWF Tanzania, Forest Programme; imalugu@wwftz.org; Munishi, Pantaleo K. T.; Department of Forest Biology, Sokoine University of Agriculture; pmunishi2001@yahoo.com; Burgess, Neil D; UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre; CMEC, The Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen; Neil.Burgess@unep-wcmc.org; Platts, Philip J.; Department of Biology, University of York; philip.platts@york.ac.uk; Sallu, Susannah M; Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds; s.sallu@leeds.ac.uk; Marchant, Robert; York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems, Environment Department, University of York; Robert.Marchant@york.ac.uk. |
| Tackling societal and environmental challenges requires new approaches that connect top-down global oversight with bottom-up subnational knowledge. We present a novel framework for participatory development of spatially explicit scenarios at national scale that model socioeconomic and environmental dynamics by reconciling local stakeholder perspectives and national spatial data. We illustrate results generated by this approach and evaluate its potential to contribute to a greater understanding of the relationship between development pathways and sustainability. Using the lens of land use and land cover changes, and engaging 240 stakeholders representing subnational (seven forest management zones) and the national level, we applied the framework to assess... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Coupled human-natural system; Deforestation; Ecosystem services; Land use and land cover change; REDD+; Sustainable development. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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