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Indigenous and local knowledge on social-ecological changes is positively associated with livelihood resilience in a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

Julián Caviedes, José Tomás Ibarra, Laura Calvet‐Mir, Santiago Álvarez‐Fernández, André Braga Junqueira · 2024 · Agricultural Systems

Summary. Small-scale farmers in Chile's Chiloé Archipelago who possess greater knowledge about environmental and social changes show stronger livelihood resilience. The study surveyed 100 farmers using agrosilvopastoral systems and found a significant positive relationship between farmers' awareness of atmospheric, physical, biological, and human system changes and their ability to maintain resilient livelihoods across financial, human, social, physical, and natural capital assets.

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Caviedes, J., Ibarra, J. T., Calvet‐Mir, L., Álvarez‐Fernández, S., & Junqueira, A. B.. (2024). Indigenous and local knowledge on social-ecological changes is positively associated with livelihood resilience in a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Agricultural Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103885

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DOI
10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103885
Countries
Chile
Regions
South America
Categories
indigenous-innovation, food-systems, climate-and-environment
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2026-04-28