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Managing agroforestry systems requires conviction and continuous care. The quality of life of the families who have taken the step towards agroforestry in Bolivia's Amazon region shows that the rainforest as a production location enables an acceptable livelihood without damaging the forest with slash-and-burn agriculture: sustainable use instead of short-sighted exploitation.
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The management of land plots with agroforestry systems demands conviction and a continuous careful work. The situation in which the pioneer producers of agroforestry Amazonian systems currently live shows that they live well, producing with the forest and without the need to continue deforesting and burning the vegetation. But these cases, characterized by a clear vision of sustainable management and coexistence, are still the minority before the majorities, with short-term logics.

Authors:

  • Jorge Krekeler | jorge.krekeler@posteo.de

Design:

  • Diana Patricia Montealegre

Photos:

  • Jorge Krekeler

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october 2015

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