Deforestation in Bolivia has increased considerably during the last few decades, which causes carbon dioxide emissions, biodiversity loss, changes to the hydrologic cycle, among others. This study pretends to estimate the impacts and costs of that deforestation. Since each variablehas its own...

Deforestation in Bolivia has increased considerably during the last few decades, which causes carbon dioxide emissions, biodiversity loss, changes to the hydrologic cycle, among others. This study pretends to estimate the impacts and costs of that deforestation. Since each variablehas its own...

The right to care was recognized in the international regulatory framework. Its inclusion in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development represented a fundamental step in the framework of global agreements. Goal 5 "Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls" includes the mandate to...

Spanish Abstract: Este trabajo tiene como objetivo incorporar la noción de 'redes políticas' en el análisis de la actividad normativa, a los efectos de determinar si es posible modelar patrones de interacción entre los actores en el proceso político, no sólo en el proceso de...

Spanish Abstract: El presente capítulo describe y analiza un proceso participativo llevado a cabo con el propósito de apoyar la construcción de acuerdos colectivos y un sistema de monitoreo ciudadano para el manejo sostenible de las cuencas de los ríos Suratá, en Santander, y Zulia y...

We explore reasons underlying the economic prosperity of certain popular merchants in Bolivia. Even if economics often associates popular merchants with poor economic performance and low productivity, anthropological evidence shows the existence of large fortunes in the bolivian popular economy...

We explore reasons underlying the economic prosperity of certain popular merchants in Bolivia. Even if economics often associates popular merchants with poor economic performance and low productivity, anthropological evidence shows the existence of large fortunes in the bolivian popular economy...

La aplicación de sistemas de información geográfica al manejo de recursos naturales y del medio ambiente ha sido bien catalogada dentro de la literatura internacional. Estos sistemas están diseñados para el análisis de datos que están geográfica y espacialmente referenciados, lo que...

Potato is one of the most important crops for food security in Bolivia. In the Bolivian Altiplano, most of the agricultural systems are based on this crop. However, national yields are the lowest in the region (5.7 Tn ha-1 ), and agricultural systems are highly vulnerable to the impacts of...

Potato is one of the most important crops for food security in Bolivia. In the Bolivian Altiplano, most of the agricultural systems are based on this crop. However, national yields are the lowest in the region (5.7 Tn ha-1 ), and agricultural systems are highly vulnerable to the impacts of...