Mountain Poverty
The “Qhapaq Ñan Trust” (Patronato Qhapaq Ñan), which was recently established in Lima, is a non‐profit civil association whose objective is to carry out activities contributing to the revaluation, dissemination and promotion of the pre‐Hispanic road system estimated in 30,000 kilometers approximately in six countries, as well as the natural and cultural heritage related to this historic...
This year, the Forum’s topic on Mountain green products coincided with the global move towards Rio+20 (2012) on Green economy. The discussions were organized in thematic groups in three parallel sessions, namely, on pasture green products, forest green products and green farming practices. The sessions narrowing its focus on specific subject areas have helped to identify and summarize...
In this interview, Dr. Bebbington indicates that the challenge – for mountain dwellers and outside actors alike – is to imagine and make viable modes of living that will satisfy the legitimate aspirations of rural dwellers at the same time s being “green.” Dr. Bebbington mentions that all economic forms reflect varying degrees of “greenness”, and the same would be the case for economies of...
