International vicuna fiber trade and its benefit sharing

Abstract

Objective: this research article is expected to show the influence of international trade in vicuna fibre for social and economic sustainability, within the framework of shared benefits and welfare for the Andean peasant communities. Methodology: the research used social and economic indicators to determine the social and economic sustainability of Andean communities. In addition, the economic benefits of the trade agreements and Free on board - FOB values of the international trade of vicuna fibre for the period 1995 – 2011. Finding: it was found that approximately US$ 13 million generated from the FOB value in that period has no social welfare in the affected regions. Similarly, the international trade in vicuna fibre had a low level influence (0.0792) on its economic welfare as did the US$ 21 million generated from the FOB value. Conclusion: international trade in vicuna fibre had no influence on the social or economic welfare of peasant communities. The increase in human resources at these competitive levels in education, technological knowledge, access to health systems and nutrition will be a step forward in the sustainable development of Andean culture and moral values. Keywords: Vicuna fiber; Agricultural economics; Rural Development; Sustainable Development.

NOVUM, revista de Ciencias Sociales Aplicadas

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Manizales.

Facultad de Administración

Julio – diciembre de 2019

Edición completa: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/novum/issue/viewIssue/5115/1477

Artículo: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/novum/article/view/77140/71390

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Rosales Benites de Franco, M., Mejía Marcacuzco, J.A., Ambrocio Barrios, N., Iannacone Oliver, J.A., Lleellish Juscamayta, M. (2019). International vicuna fiber trade and its benefit sharing. NOVUM, 2(9), 9 - 28.

Weber Earth Science & Environmental Engineering July 2016, Vol. 2 (3). © Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Research Article International Trade in Vicuna Fiber and Its Influence on the Conservation Status of Populations of Peru. Marina Rosales Benites de Franco 1*, Abel Jesús Mejía Marcacuzco2, César Arguedaz Madrid3, Miguel Llellish 4 1Professor de la Facultad de Ingeniería Geográfica, Ambiental y Ecoturismo de la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. 2Professor del Doctorado en Ingeniería Ambiental de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. 3Director de la Escuela de Ingeniería en Ecoturismo de la Facultad de Ingeniería Geográfica, Ambiental y Ecoturismo de la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. 4Investigator Asociado del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.   Accepted 28th September, 2016; Available Online 29th September, 2016.

Abstract: International trade of vicuna fiber (Vicugna vicugna) and its products were made by the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and the United Kingdom. Peru was the main exporter of fiber, recorded significant volumes from the inclusion of their populations in Appendix II of CITES in the decade of the nineties. It exported 82% of the total quantities, 47.319 kg of fiber corresponding to 241.423 sheared vicunas for the period 1975-2011. Ecological sustainability of vicuna populations for the study period was 0.6261, showing that international trade fiber of vicuña populations have had positive influences on its conservation condition with a middle value. However, these values must take into account the negative drivers vicuña populations, such as poaching, main driver. For that, it is need to prioritize the management of vicuna populations in its habitats than manage in captivity, seeking to diversify economic options to offer at the market, based on goods and services generated by Andean ecosystems, integrating vicuña population conservation, its habitats with landscape approach. [ View Abstract ]    http://weberpub.org/abstract/abstract_wesee_189.htm [ Full Text: PDF ]  http://weberpub.org/wesee/wesee_189.pdf