Livelihood capitals, income inequality, and the perception of climate change: a case study of small-scale cattle farmers in the Ecuadorian Andes

B Torres, J Cayambe, S Paz, K Ayerve, M Heredia-R… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of 2015 identify poverty, growth, and inequality
as three key areas of intervention towards the UN 2030 Agenda for human well-being and …

[HTML][HTML] Productive Livestock Characterization and Recommendations for Good Practices Focused on the Achievement of the SDGs in the Ecuadorian Amazon

B Torres, V Andrade, M Heredia-R, T Toulkeridis… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increase in livestock production in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region has caused an
increase in deforestation and the advance of the agricultural frontier. The aim of the current …

Evaluation of sustainability in strawberry crops production under greenhouse and open-field systems in the Andes

J Cayambe, M Heredia-R, E Torres, L Puhl… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of natural resources for food production and the identification of viable solutions to
problems related to agricultural sustainability are topics of current debate. Our proposed …

Sustainability assessment of smallholder agroforestry indigenous farming in the Amazon: A case study of Ecuadorian Kichwas

M Heredia-R, B Torres, J Cayambe, N Ramos, M Luna… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the Amazon, the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve (YBR) is considered a natural and cultural
diversity hotspot. It is populated by several indigenous groups, including the Kichwa, who …

Characterization and geophysical evaluation of the recent 2023 Alausí landslide in the northern Andes of Ecuador

L Macías, M Quiñonez-Macías, T Toulkeridis, JL Pastor - Landslides, 2024 - Springer
The province of Chimborazo located in the northern Andes of Ecuador presents many
intrinsic factors, which contribute to the occurrence of mass movements, leaving in many of …

Climate change: relationship between knowledge and perception in students of an agricultural-based university in ecuador

GA Cornejo, P Lamiño, B Trejos - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has confirmed that climate change is an
unequivocal fact, presenting significant challenges due to its adverse impacts …

Potential solutions for the water shortage using towers of fog collectors in a high andean community in central ecuador

DV Carrera-Villacrés, F Rodríguez-Espinosa… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The lack of water is a fundamental issue for survival of peasant communities located at
heights above 3200 masl in the Andean highlands, such as in the case of the Galte …

Spatial dynamics of the shore coverage within the zone of influence of the Chambo river, Central Ecuador

J Echeverría-Puertas, M Echeverría, F Cargua… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The predominant aim of the current study was to evaluate the spatial dynamics of the
riparian coverage of the area of influence of the Chambo River in the area of the river's …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of empirical environmental indices for the location of cemeteries—an innovative proposal for worldwide use

T Crisanto-Perrazo, J Guayasamín-Vergara… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cemeteries are a source of environmental contamination, as they hold hundreds of human
corpses in different stages of decomposition. Therefore, the current research developed a …

[PDF][PDF] Management of domestic solid waste in rural communities–a case study of the Río Blanco community, Ecuador

P Peñafiel-Arcos, R Herrera-Feijoo… - Green World …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Management of domestic solid waste in rural communities – a case study of the Río Blanco
community, Ecuador Page 1 Green World Journal /Vol 05/ Issue 03/050/ September …