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Ecological Change and Livestock Governance in a Peruvian National Park

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  • Kenneth R. Young

    (Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • Eyner Alata

    (Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima 15088, Peru)

  • Rodney A. Chimner

    (College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA)

  • Randall B. Boone

    (Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA)

  • Gillian Bowser

    (Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA)

  • Laura Bourgeau-Chavez

    (Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, Ann Arbor, MI 49931, USA)

  • Beatriz Fuentealba

    (Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña, Huaraz 02002, Peru)

  • Jessica Gilbert

    (Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    Current address: U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Office, 1875 Century Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA.)

  • Javier A. Ñaupari

    (Animal Production Department, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima 15024, Peru)

  • Molly H. Polk

    (Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • Sigrid C. Resh

    (College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA)

  • Cecilia Turin

    (Instituto de Montaña, Lima 15088, Peru
    Current address: Animal Production Department, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima 15024, Peru.)

  • Melody Zarria-Samanamud

    (Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA)

Abstract

While the grazing of livestock has occurred for millennia in the Andes, current sustainability debates center on concerns with co-managing climate change and pastoralism. These discussions have special resonance in places protected by the state for biodiversity, scenery, and sustainable and traditional land uses, such as those found in protected areas and biosphere reserves. For this article, we integrate data from a social-ecological research project on the land use systems that affect high-elevation ecosystems in Peru’s Huascarán National Park, with special emphasis on the wetlands. We used land cover and land use data and insights from interactions with pastoralists to show that (1) wet meadows dominate the lower reaches of the park, while peatlands predominate above 4000 m elevation; (2) wet meadows are most useful for traditional grazing systems, while the peatlands are especially susceptible to trampling by livestock; and (3) there is limited ecological space at the highest elevations for the successful future upward relocation of either land use or potential habitats for species identified as of concern. We explore the implications of these findings for the adaptive strategies of biophysical and social processes in terms of livelihoods and biodiversity in and around a protected area. We conclude that there are many additional opportunities to be explored to inform the management of ecosystem services and provide improvements for the adaptive capacity of communities and park managers.

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  • Kenneth R. Young & Eyner Alata & Rodney A. Chimner & Randall B. Boone & Gillian Bowser & Laura Bourgeau-Chavez & Beatriz Fuentealba & Jessica Gilbert & Javier A. Ñaupari & Molly H. Polk & Sigrid C. Re, 2023. "Ecological Change and Livestock Governance in a Peruvian National Park," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-15, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:11:p:2051-:d:1278398
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