The contribution of the Amazon forest to the living conditions of the rural population of the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador
Forest resources are important to welfare of millions of households in developing countries. However, to evaluate rural livelihood and forest dependence is complex, especially when is required collect data from cultivated and non- cultivated areas, harvested in natural forest and rivers. To examine...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Universidad Estatal Amazónica |
| Repositorio: | Revista Amazónica. Ciencia y Tecnología |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs_revista.www.uea.edu.ec:article/29 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uea.edu.ec/index.php/racyt/article/view/29 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Bosque ganadería ingresos proveniente de la finca Amazonia ecuatoriana Forest livestock farm income Ecuadorian Amazon |
| Sumario: | Forest resources are important to welfare of millions of households in developing countries. However, to evaluate rural livelihood and forest dependence is complex, especially when is required collect data from cultivated and non- cultivated areas, harvested in natural forest and rivers. To examine the contribution of the forest ecosystem to the living conditions of Kichwa and Mestiza populations of the northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon, we use a database that was collected through 680 surveys with 170 households in 32 communities in buffer and transition zones of Sumaco Biosphere Reserve. Overall results show that there is a strong contrast between Mestizo and Kichwa not only in the types of income, but also in activities that act as the main source of income. Kichwa households have a greater diversity of farm income, whereas mestizo households there are a well-marked dependence on livestock as their main source of income. |
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