Ecuador

Learn about traditional methods of agricultural production and water management of the Quechua indigenous communities located at the foot of Chimborazo volcano. Some examples include seed conservation and management, slow-forming terraces, tilling the soil with yokes and hoes, intercropping, among others. Also, water management practices like the zig-zag furrow irrigation, a pre- Hispanic technology that facilitates the uniform irrigation of agricultural lands.

This important book explains in a clear, concise and very readable exposition, how economic incentives can be applied to creative approaches to conservation which complement development efforts.

This important book explains in a clear, concise and very readable exposition, how economic incentives can be applied to creative approaches to conservation which complement development efforts.

This study looks at governance of ecosystem services. It describes the existing legal and institutional frameworks, including the specific legal and policy instruments used to directly or indirectly govern the provision of ecosystem services, as they are found in four countries: Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

There are two principles here, both reflecting the natural world. The first is that natural systems are based on cycles, for example water, nitrogen and carbon. Secondly, there is very little waste in natural systems.