SUSTENTABILIDAD Y SISTEMAS CAMPESINOS. CINCO EXPER

SUSTENTABILIDAD Y SISTEMAS CAMPESINOS. CINCO EXPER
Author: MASERA, OSCAR
Publisher: Ediciones Mundi-Prensa
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9687462248

Este volumen responde a importantes interrogantes relacionadas con la sustentabilidad de los sistemas productivos campesinos mediante la revisión y el análisis crítico de cinco estudios de caso representativos del México rural: la experiencia de los pequeños productores indígenas de café orgánico en Chiapas, el manejo comunitario de las selvas de Quintana roo, el desarrollo de sistemas agrosilvopastoriles en el Sur de Sinaloa, la producción de maíz de temporal en Michoacán y la difusión de abonos verdes y cultivos de cobertera en comunidades del Sureste de México. Se presenta asimismo una síntesis del marco de evaluación de sustentabilidad MESMIS, que se utiliza actualmente en varios países de Latinoamérica y que brindó el eje metodológico y conceptual para la realización de los estudios de caso. El lector encontrará en este libro la oportunidad poco común de acceder a un conjunto de estudios de caso que tanto individual como colectivamente, permiten generar importantes conclusiones metodológicas y prácticas sobre la sustentabilidad de los sistemas de manejo de recursos naturales. Es por esto una herramienta invaluable parra todos aquellos interesados en estudiar los retos y oportunidades para el manejo sustentable de los recursos naturales a nivel local, particularmente en el contexto específico de la producción campesina.

Agroforestry and Ecosystem Services

Agroforestry and Ecosystem Services
Author: Ranjith P. Udawatta
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2021-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030800601

This book is a state-of-the-art compilation of the latest information on ecosystem services of agroforestry. The last two decades have seen a surge in literature on the ecosystem services of sustainable agriculture practices, including that of agroforestry; however, compilation and synthesis of such information from agroforestry have been limited. This book fills that void by bringing in a number of experts from around the world. In addition to presenting the multiple dimensions of ecosystem services provided by major agroforestry practices, the book also offers case studies from both tropical and temperate regions of the world. Information from this book can be used to design land management practices for climate change mitigation, ecosystem benefits, agricultural productivity and sustainability, and for survival and profitability of family farms and to conserve biodiversity. While synthesizing information of the biophysical aspects of ecosystem services, the book also outlines the socioeconomic and policy dimensions, including appropriate incentive models to enhance adoption of agroforestry so that society at large can enjoy these important benefits

The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture

The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Stephen R. Gliessman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2009-12-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1420003593

With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the pasthigher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reductioncan be counted on to come to the rescue. In fact, these solutions are now part of the problem. It i

Agroecology

Agroecology
Author: Stephen R. Gliessman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1498728464

Agroecology is a science, a productive practice, and part of a social movement that is at the forefront of transforming food systems to sustainability. Building upon the ecological foundation of the agroecosystem, Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Third Edition provides the essential foundation for understanding sustainability i

The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform

The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2017-04-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9264269541

This report provides insights on the political economy of biodiversity related policy reforms. It draws on existing literature and four new case studies covering the French tax on pesticides, agricultural subsidy reform in Switzerland, EU payments to Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau to...

Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture

Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture
Author: Daniel Buckles
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 231
Release: 1998
Genre: Agricultural innovations
ISBN: 0889368414

Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna

Sustainability Assessment

Sustainability Assessment
Author: Alan James Bond
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2013
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0415598486

Currently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.