Guanaco management in Argentina: a commons perspective

LICHTENSTEIN, G

Journal of Latin American Geography

University of Texas Press

Lugar: Texas; Año: 2013 vol. 12 p. 187 - 213

1545-2476

This paper deals with wildlife as a non-conventional common-pool resource (CPR) in a country, Argentina, which is poorly represented in the commons literature. Many of Argentina´s public policies regarding natural resource management reflect the historical denial of indigenous and low-income rural communities by the State and the promotion of private property over common property. This paper discusses the challenges facing live shearing programs for guanaco (Lama guanicoe) in Argentinian Patagonia and the potential for incorporating lessons from the commons in order to promote sustainable use.