Transformation of traditional shifting cultivation into permanent cropping systems: a case study in Sarayaku, Ecuador

Slash-and-burn shifting cultivation is common in indigenous societies in the Amazon basin. The large land use of this farming practice is of increasing concern because most indigenous communities are faced with population growth and territory losses. Our study aims to evaluate the feasibility of tra...

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Main Authors: Hannes Schritt, Christine Beusch, Pedro Ríos Guayasamín, Martin Kaupenjohann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2020-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss1/art10/