Land tenure and deforestation patterns in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Conflicts in land conservation in frontier settings

Joseph P. Messina; Stephen J. Walsh; Carlos F. Mena; Paul L. Delamater

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2005.11.003

Land tenure and deforestation patterns in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Conflicts in land conservation in frontier settings

Joseph P. Messina^*
, Stephen J. Walsh
, Carlos F. Mena
, Paul L. Delamater

^*Corresponding author for this work

Michigan State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Abstract

The Cuyabeno Wildlife Production Reserve (Cuyabeno Reserve), located in the northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon, is a special protected area. Using a satellite image time-series, landscape ecology and evolving boundary definitions, shifts in landscape composition are described that focus on the spatial and temporal dynamics of land use and cover change (LUCC) within the vicinity of the Cuyabeno Reserve. Changes in local land tenancy and the implementation of protection buffers have accelerated the process of fragmentation and exacerbated the conflict between development and protection. Further, variations in management strategies and ownership histories confound LUCC patterns, rates, and trajectories.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-128
Number of pages	16
Journal	Applied Geography
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2005.11.003
State	Published - Apr 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Ecuador
Land tenure
Landscape ecology
Parks

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Land tenure and deforestation patterns in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Conflicts in land conservation in frontier settings

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