Utilization of agricultural and forestry resources in Central Guatemalan Highlands: a case study

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry

Ciampi G¹  Piussi P²  Focacci M³ 

[1] Department of Geography, University of Florence, Florence (Italy);Department of Land Forest Management, University of Florence, Florence (Italy);v. Gramsci, 447, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Italy);

关键词: Guatemala;    Land Management;    Deforestation;    Farm Labour;    Decentralization;   

DOI  :  10.3832/ifor0579-004

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper analyses some key findings emerged in the study of the Mayan community of S. José Sinaché, located in the Guatemalan Highlands. The research highlights how colonial and post-colonial legislation influences the actual land tenure and hampers the development of the community. Little land ownership together with high demographic growth lead to insufficient crop production. As a consequence, human pressure on S. José forest and seasonal migration to sugar cane plantations of the Pacific Coast is carried out by householders in order to ensure subsistence to their families. A multisectorial approach must be implemented in order to give socio-economical and environmentally sound answers. New cropping and agroforestry techniques have to be coupled with the reformation of land property distribution and the participation of indigenous communities to decisional processes.

【 授权许可】

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