Summary
This 2021 conference paper presents an analysis of structural contradictions facing campesino farmers in Colombia's Boyacá páramo region, where agricultural intensification driven by economic necessity conflicts with long-term ecosystem conservation. The work, presented as part of a session on sustainable rural futures, suggests that páramo-dependent communities face persistent tensions between short-term livelihood security and environmental stewardship, with particular emphasis on the role of agro-extractivist and pastoral systems in ecosystem degradation. The contribution appears to centre on identifying policy and governance challenges in reconciling rural development with páramo conservation imperatives.
UK applicability
Direct applicability to UK upland farming is limited, though the paper's analysis of livelihood-environment trade-offs in high-altitude pastoral systems may inform comparative policy discussions on upland conservation subsidy design and the integration of livelihood security with ecosystem management in marginal agricultural regions.
Key measures
Qualitative assessment of livelihood-environment tensions; governance and policy barriers to sustainable páramo management (specific metrics not specified in available metadata)
Outcomes reported
The study examined tensions between economic livelihood strategies and environmental conservation in páramo-dependent farming communities. As suggested by the title, it analysed how agro-extractivist and pastoral practices create ecosystem stress whilst meeting immediate economic survival needs.
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