The excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture is one of the main
sources of pollution globally. While a significant body of research has focused on analyzing …

Land cover transformations throughout the Amazon basin have significantly intensified in
recent decades due to increased human activity. Using a land change science approach …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual overview of linkages between
buen vivir and social enterprise as emerging from a review of the literature regarding …

In the last 50 years, oil extraction activities in the Northeast Amazonian Region (NAR) of
Ecuador impacted ecosystems and may still affect the local population health. To our …

This paper examines the livelihood strategies (LS) of two ethnic groups and explores their
implications for forest conservation. We used data from household and community surveys …

The açaí palm Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Amazon river delta has seen rapid expansion to
meet increased demand for its fruit. This has been achieved by transforming lowland forest …

This paper analyzes deforestation in areas of overlap** land tenure in the northern
Ecuadorian Amazon. We use a random coefficients model to test for differences in forest …

58 public and private investment that enhance livelihoods (Blackman et al., 2017; Rights
and Resources Initiative, 2018a; Robinson et al., 2014). But what are these Indigenous and …

It has been suggested that traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) may play a key role in
forest conservation. However, empirical studies assessing to what extent TEK is associated …

Using recent land cover maps, we used matching techniques to analyze forest cover and
assess effectiveness in avoiding deforestation in three main land tenure regimes in Panama …