Summary
This qualitative study explores the complex tensions between pastoral livelihoods and environmental conservation in Colombia's Boyacá páramo region, examining how campesino farmers respond to agro-extractivist pressures and sustainability challenges. By analysing local socio-ecological trade-offs, the research suggests that contextually appropriate rural development and conservation policy requires understanding of how farming communities navigate competing pressures on high-altitude grassland ecosystems. The work was presented within a broader session examining sustainable rural futures beyond borderland contexts.
UK applicability
The findings have limited direct applicability to UK farming, given the distinct agro-ecological and socio-economic contexts of Andean páramo pastoral systems. However, the methodological approach to understanding livelihood-environment tensions and farmer decision-making may inform UK upland farming policy discussions around conservation, carbon sequestration, and rural viability.
Key measures
Qualitative assessment of socio-ecological trade-offs, livelihood tensions, farming practice choices, and conservation pressures
Outcomes reported
The study examined how campesino farmers in the Boyacá páramo navigate tensions between pastoral livelihoods and environmental conservation, and how agro-extractivist pressures influence farming practices and livelihood strategies in high-altitude ecosystems.
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