Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve

This chapter presents an integrated methodology that combines a household survey with direct observations and measurements to understand the role and impact of farming activities within the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve and assess their sustainability and the relationship with the protected a...

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Autores principales: Gullotta, Gaia, Bergamini, Nadia, De Santis, Paola, Álvarez, Alejandro González, Martín, Jorge Luis Zamora, Menéndez, José Manuel Guzmán, Tormen, Nicola, Ruzzier, Enrico
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135572
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author Gullotta, Gaia
Bergamini, Nadia
De Santis, Paola
Álvarez, Alejandro González
Martín, Jorge Luis Zamora
Menéndez, José Manuel Guzmán
Tormen, Nicola
Ruzzier, Enrico
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De Santis, Paola
Gullotta, Gaia
Martín, Jorge Luis Zamora
Menéndez, José Manuel Guzmán
Ruzzier, Enrico
Tormen, Nicola
Álvarez, Alejandro González
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Bergamini, Nadia
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description This chapter presents an integrated methodology that combines a household survey with direct observations and measurements to understand the role and impact of farming activities within the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve and assess their sustainability and the relationship with the protected area. The methodology, based on an existing protocol (Biodiversity Friend), was adapted to Cuban traditional farming systems and further developed to include cultural, socio-economic, structural and natural variables. The methodology was applied in 24 farms with a large participation of farmers, resulting in an important knowledge sharing opportunity. Preliminary results show a high degree of naturality and sustainability in the highlands, particularly within the shade coffee plantations, a unique agroecosystem that combines high species richness and traditional varieties with traditional knowledge.
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spelling CGSpace1355722023-12-20T00:20:38Z Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve Gullotta, Gaia Bergamini, Nadia De Santis, Paola Álvarez, Alejandro González Martín, Jorge Luis Zamora Menéndez, José Manuel Guzmán Tormen, Nicola Ruzzier, Enrico genetic resources sustainability on-farm conservation agricultural landscape-agrarian landscape family farms cuba This chapter presents an integrated methodology that combines a household survey with direct observations and measurements to understand the role and impact of farming activities within the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve and assess their sustainability and the relationship with the protected area. The methodology, based on an existing protocol (Biodiversity Friend), was adapted to Cuban traditional farming systems and further developed to include cultural, socio-economic, structural and natural variables. The methodology was applied in 24 farms with a large participation of farmers, resulting in an important knowledge sharing opportunity. Preliminary results show a high degree of naturality and sustainability in the highlands, particularly within the shade coffee plantations, a unique agroecosystem that combines high species richness and traditional varieties with traditional knowledge. 2023-07-12 2023-12-19T10:03:06Z 2023-12-19T10:03:06Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135572 en Limited Access Routledge Gullotta, G.; Bergamini, N.; De Santis, P.; Álvarez, A.G.; Martín, J.L.Z.; Menéndez, J.M.G.; Tormen, N.; Ruzzier, E. (2023) Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve. In: Urbano Fra Paleo, Leonor Castiñeiras (eds.) Family Farms and the Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Cuba. Routledge 192 p. ISBN: 9781315183886
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sustainability
on-farm conservation
agricultural landscape-agrarian landscape
family farms
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Gullotta, Gaia
Bergamini, Nadia
De Santis, Paola
Álvarez, Alejandro González
Martín, Jorge Luis Zamora
Menéndez, José Manuel Guzmán
Tormen, Nicola
Ruzzier, Enrico
Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
title Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
title_full Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
title_fullStr Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
title_full_unstemmed Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
title_short Measuring farm environmental sustainability in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
title_sort measuring farm environmental sustainability in the sierra del rosario biosphere reserve
topic genetic resources
sustainability
on-farm conservation
agricultural landscape-agrarian landscape
family farms
cuba
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135572
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