My Forest, My Future, The Future

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Title: “My forest my future”; the local participation in the application of new sustainable business and technologies to improve the social resilience and the conservation of the amazon forest. (Peruvian and Bolivian case studies). Overview: “I belong to this land and I belong to these rivers. This is my forest, my future and the future of my kids. I want to have the chance to decide what is the best for my community and for all the animals and plants that live here. I know that we can´t do this alone but please don’t come here trying to save us... come here to work with us; to save the forest together” (Mariana Michigene, Tacana indigenous member, 2015) Located in South America, the Amazonia is one of the biggest rainforest region in the world and encompasses over 5,5 millions of square kilometres distributed among nine countries (Pereira, 2000; Cisneros, 2007). This region contains a staggering …show more content…

2005). In Bolivia and Perú, as in most of the tropics, land-use change activities are the main proximate causes of deforestation (Killeen et al. 2007). A combination of underlying causes is driving deforestation and forest degradation: cattle industry growth, soy bean expansion adapted to Amazon climate and human migration (Nepstad et al. 2006). The sustainable management of NTFP in the tropical forests represents an important opportunity to mitigate climate change while addressing economic and social needs of the local population. These actions can be part of a low-emission development (LED) strategy that contributes to the sustainable development of the region. The NTFP management has ecological and social issues and an uncertain and complex context. The resilience assessment framework can provide insight in the development of low emission development strategies (Resilience Alliance 2010; UNDP

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