Abstract:
My proposed dissertation research explores how an agroecological understanding of production landscapes can be leveraged to center farmer-mediated conservation within forest landscape restoration programs in Central America. My long-term research goals are at the intersection between rural livelihoods and environmental conservation, taking a social justice approach to land sovereignty and traditional forms of agriculture. For my dissertation, I will be focusing on agroforestry systems-- characterized by the management of trees alongside crop and/or livestock production—and their potential to serve as both an alternative to intensive agriculture and an approach to cost-effective restoration.
Publication date:
February 16, 2022
Publication type:
Student Research
