Abstract

LICHTENSTEIN, Gabriela  and  CARMANCHAHI, Pablo. Hilando Sueños: Una Experiencia de Conservación y Desarrollo Local. Avá [online]. 2014, n.24, pp.00-00. ISSN 1851-1694.

The Cooperative Payún Matrú was created in 2005 in La Payunia Protected Area, providing a unique example in Argentina where the beneficiaries of guanaco use are low-income producers. The project was supported by several institutions that built a joint agenda along the years. The experience enables us to analyze the negotiations and tensions that exist in projects that seek to reconcile conservation and poverty alleviation in rural areas; and the vulnerability of these projects to several factors.

Keywords : Local Development; Conservation; Poverty Alleviation; Guanacos.