Advancing the understanding of forest conservation dynamics through livelihood and landscape change scenarios: a case study in Chiapas, Mexico

Diana Alfonso-Bécares (), Mario Giampietro, Esteve Corbera and Tarik Serrano-Tovar
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Diana Alfonso-Bécares: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Mario Giampietro: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Esteve Corbera: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Tarik Serrano-Tovar: IERMB, Institut dʹEstudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 12, No 10, 29957-29979

Abstract: Abstract Forest conversion and conservation in rural settings are linked to both social and biophysical drivers. However, the joint analysis of these drivers presents methodological challenges. To address this problem, we propose a novel methodology to explore the relationship between livelihood heterogeneity and land use change at the community level. It combines the concept of archetype with the accounting scheme of MUlti-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism to define and quantify the characteristics of livelihood typologies in socioeconomic (time use, financial flows) and ecological terms (land use, agricultural inputs, soil degradation). Conservation trade-offs of potential policies are explored through “what if” scenarios assuming changes in off-farm opportunities, population growth, and conservation/farming subsidies. The approach is tested with a case study of the community of San Isidro, in Chiapas, Mexico. We conclude that the concept of livelihood typologies is useful to inform the debate over conservation prospects in rural environments.

Keywords: Forest conservation; Archetypes; Conservation policy; Livelihoods; Scenarios; Rural systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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