Manejo Comunitario de Bosques y Agroecología

This report by Friends of the Earth International explores the synergies between Community Forest Management (CFM) and agroecology, arguing that these integrated approaches are more effective for forest conservation and food sovereignty than industrial models or market-based conservation schemes.

• Community Forest Management (CFM) is defined as an integral approach where Indigenous Peoples and local communities control and manage their territories and common goods, incorporating political, cultural, spiritual, and technical dimensions.
• Agroecology is presented as a political practice and a means to achieve food sovereignty, which is the right of peoples to nutritious, culturally appropriate, and sustainably produced food, as well as the right to decide their own food and production systems.
• CFM and agroecology share several core principles, including the exaltation of territorial control by local communities, the recognition of women's autonomy, the promotion of social and solidarity economies, and the valuation of local knowledge and biodiversity.
• The report criticizes the FAO's definition of forests for being purely biological and excluding land used predominantly for agriculture, which the author argues facilitates deforestation and the replacement of diverse forests with industrial monocultures.
• Market-based conservation mechanisms such as REDD and Payments for Environmental Services (PSA) are characterized as 'false solutions' that risk eroding traditional cultures by replacing intrinsic values with market prices and may lead to the displacement of forest communities.
• Industrial intensive agriculture is described as a false solution to hunger and forest protection, as it often produces animal feed or biofuels rather than human food and is a primary driver of tropical deforestation.
• Evidence suggests that ecosystems in territories managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities often exhibit better health and lower deforestation rates than those in official protected areas like national parks.
• The report emphasizes that the patriarchal system invisibilizes women's unpaid care work and restricts their land rights, which is further exacerbated by 'green economy' projects that privatize common goods.
• The document highlights the importance of traditional knowledge in shaping landscapes, noting that much of the Amazon is a result of human interaction and domestication, such as the creation of 'terra preta' (black earth) soils.

APA

Calle, D. C. (2017). Manejo Comunitario de Bosques y Agroecología. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/foei-cfm-agroecology-ES-WEB.pdf

Chicago

Calle, Diego Cardona. Manejo Comunitario de Bosques y Agroecología. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/foei-cfm-agroecology-ES-WEB.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{calle2017manejo, author = {Calle, Diego Cardona}, title = {{Manejo Comunitario de Bosques y Agroecología}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/foei-cfm-agroecology-ES-WEB.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }