Abstract
Sharma, D., G. Vergara-Asenjo, M. Cunampio, R. B. Cunampio, M. B. Cunampio, and C. Potvin 2015. Genesis of an indigenous social-ecological landscape in eastern Panama. Ecology and Society 20(4):37.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-07897-200437
Highlights
Over 1 billion extremely poor people around the world, the majority being rural dwellers, rely on forest resources for livelihoods (World Bank 2004)
Knowledge of the interplay between ecological and social influences in the context of land-use decision-making is sparse. To help fill this gap, we conducted participatory land-cover mapping in an indigenous territory of eastern Panama to identify factors that influenced household land-use decisions
The objectives of our study were to (1) identify factors that have influenced land-use decisions leading to low forest cover in the indigenous Emberá lands of Piriatí in eastern Panama, and (2) determine the influences of history and gendered perspectives on the landscape following emergence of these factors during data collection
Summary
Over 1 billion extremely poor people around the world, the majority being rural dwellers, rely on forest resources for livelihoods (World Bank 2004). In Central America, where 45% of the population is rural, deforestation rates are the highest in the world (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2010). Local case studies that consider ecological, social, economic, and political systems are needed to understand the complex interrelationships driving land-use change (Lambin et al 2001, Lambin et al 2003, Chazdon et al 2009, Rudel et al 2009). A social-ecological approach to land-use studies enables the consideration of diverse drivers, including historical factors, local perceptions, and gendered perspectives. Venezuelan Barí's settlement patterns have influenced the landscape, with sedentarization and market integration leading to deforestation (Behrens et al 1994). In the Maya Biosphere Reserve, farmers who had land in their previous settlements were those who practiced more agricultural intensification after migration (Carr 2005)
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