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Regarding Re/Afforestation Policies: Not always more means more 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
For many decades, concerned by the undeniable deforestation data, environmental management has included re-vegetation activities in unforested areas intended to (re)create a forest environment. Thus,...
BSM: Beyond the market 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
From the start of the 1990s, the issue of Environmental Services has attracted the attention of conservationists, development organizations and donors, who have been interested in seeking and supporti...
Benefit Sharing Mechanisms 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
1. The instruments that we propose for the equitable distributi on of environmental benefi ts in Andean watersheds are mechanisms based on dialogue and social consensus and not just on the payment of ...
Pocket Guide to Nine Exotic Andean Roots and Tubers 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
This guide, prepared by CONDESAN partners, is intended as a field identification guide for extension agents, researchs, and the general public. It describes nine exotic Andean root and tuber crops, an...
The use of geographical information systems for research and development in the Andean ecoregion 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
This paper brieflye reviews the various uses of GIS; it then discusses some problems and pitfalls; followed by three examples of its use in the Andean ecorregion; and finally discusses the role that C...
Rol de la agroindustria rural en la generación de ingresos y en el mantenimiento de la biodiversidad en la ecorregión andina 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Resumen de la propuesta para desarrollar en las sitios pilotos de CONDESAN "Agroindustrias Rurales", bajo el enfoque de sistemas agroalimentarios localizados.
Heresy From the Hilltop: How useful is the watershed as an organizing principale for research and development? 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The goal of CONDESAN's research and development program is to promote equitable, competitive, and sustainable development in the rural Andes. Due to the steep topography and erratic rainfall associate...
Integrating Remote Sensing, GIS, and Modeling for Land-Use Monitoring in the Arid/Semi-Arid Andes (DME-Sur): FINAL PROGRAM REPORT 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
This report summarizes the activities and outputs of the project Integrating Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Modeling for Land Use Monitoring in the Arid/Semi-arid Andes...
Mountains Ecosystems. Advantages that contribute to their development 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Mountains ecosystems and its biodiversity are the principal topics of this paper. Based on this, the authors wonder about the development possibilities in Andes Mountains, showing its principal featur...
Quinoa - Research and development at the International Potato Center (CIP) 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Quinoa is a highly nutritive food product, being cultivated for more than 7000 years in South America due to an outstanding protein quality and a high content of a range of vitamins and minerals. Othe...
