Receptivity of livestock farmers adjacent to wetland ecosystems in the establishment and management of integrated livestock farms

 

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Autores: Vargas Sibaja, María Marcela, Gómez Solís, William
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2017
Descripción:The main objective of this investigation was to study the receptivity, application and usefulness of small farmers in the framework of the project Establishment and Management of Integrated Farms. The project started in 2014 and finished in December 2016; it was conducted in the ecosystem of Mata Redonda wetland, Rosario de Nicoya, Costa Rica.The project was born thanks to the results of the relation between the sustainable agricultural production and the conservation of wetlands, which were identified in the execution of the Plan General de Manejo Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Mata Redonda (General Plan for Management of Mata Redonda National Wildlife Refuge) by the Centro Mesoamericano de Desarrollo Sostenible del Trópico Seco (Mesoamerican Center for Sustainable Development of the Dry Tropics- CEMEDE) in 2013. This paper analyzes the interest expressed by the community during the implementation of the project. It also analyzes the farmers’ experience when implementing alternative, sustainable, agricultural technologies as measures for adaptation to the climate change in their farms, as well as the difficulties and achievements these producers faced. The project consisted of a participatory work between the academy, the community and the administration of the Área de Conservación Tempisque (ACT-Tempisque Conservation Area), which promoted the implementation of sustainable technologies for the conservation of the wetland ecosystems.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/10121
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/dialogo/article/view/10121
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:humedal
fincas pecuarias integradas
áreas protegidas
ganadería sostenible
silvicultura
Wetland
integrated livestock farms
protected areas
sustainable livestock
forestry