An evaluation of silvopastoral systems in pine plantations in the Central Highlands of Ecuador

✍ Scribed by M. Garrison; M. Pita

• Book ID: 104625956
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 843 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-4366
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00114813

✦ Synopsis

One of the most serious problems facing Andean nations today is population growth and the resultant pressures placed on limited natural resources. Currently, thousands of hectares of pine plantations in the central highlands of Ecuador are left unmanaged and unutilized, while at the same time local agriculturalists lack grazing land, firewood and other basic necessities which could be provided by appropriate forest management. This paper evaluates ten pine plantations in central Ecuador for their potential as silvopastoral systems, and discusses the possibilities of integrating local farmers into the appropriate management and use of them.