Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazon, Peru

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Matsigenka agriculture, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

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Arable land among the Matsigenka is a public good (Ostrom 2005: 24). At base the Matsigenka do not have institutions that regulate who can access arable land. Anyone who has been incorporated into a community has the right to access arable land. The only requirement before opening up a new field is that people must state their intent. This practice decreases the probability of clearing a plot of land that someone else was planning to clear. In short, use of arable land does not affect the...
Freeman J, Brady U
09 Aug 2016