IPSI Case Study Summary Sheet
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Basic Information
Title of case study (should be concise and within approximately 25 words)
South American Camelids as biocultural components in the Andean Altiplano
Submitting IPSI member organization(s)VICAM: Vicuñas, camelidos y ambiente

Other contributing organization(s) (IPSI members and/or non-members)
Santa Catalina, Jujuy Province primary school. Aboriginal community of Morritos Universities of Lujan and JujuyAuthor(s) and affiliation(s)Dr Bibiana Vilá1,2,3.
Dr Yanina Arzamendia.1,2,4
Dr Veronica Rojo. 1,3
Ms Jorge Baldo. 1,4
Dr Hugo Yacobaccio. 1,2
1
VICAM: Vicuñas, Camelids and Environment
2
CONICET: National Research Council, Argentina
3National University of Lujan.
4
National University of Jujuy
Format of case study (manuscript or audiovisual) manuscript
Keywords (3-5 key concepts included in the case study)
Vicuñas, pastures, llamas, environmental education
Date of submission (or update, if this is an update of an existing case study)
Web link (of the case study or lead organization if
www.vicam.org.ar

Languageavailable for more information)

Geographical Information
Country (where site(s) or activities described in the case study are located – can be multiple, or even “global”)
Argentina
Location(s) (within the country or countries – leave blank if specific location(s) cannot be identified)
NW Jujuy province, Laguna Pozuelos Basin
Longitude/latitude or Google Maps link (if location is identified)
Latitud: -21.9461, Longitud: -66.0522 21° 56′ 46″ Sur, 66° 3′ 8″ Oeste

englishhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Santa+Catalina,+Jujuy/@-21.945713,66.056946,1346m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x940147deb1cafe4f:0x25a8d5f97d8a30e!8m2!3d21.9464467!4d-66.0514759?hl=es-ES
Ecosystem(s) (please place an “x” in all appropriate boxes)
ForestGrassland
Agricultural
In-land water
CoastalDryland X
MountainX
Urban/peri-urban
Other (Please specify) 4000 masl
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area (within 50 words)
The altiplano is a dryland in high altitude about 4000 meters above sea level. The climate is harsh, windy. The
populations of the NW of Argentina, especially those of the high plateau, are of indigenous origin and theirproductions marginalized with a very small market. More than 40% of the inhabitants are considered "poor" inthe official statistics of the country and have their basic needs unsatisfied, a percentage that increases in rural
areas
Description of human-nature interactions in the area (land-use, traditional resource management practices etc. – within 50words)

The Puna ecosystem support one of the most long-lived, culturally distinctive socio ecological systems in the world:
Andean pastoralism. This system was based on camelid species until the Spanish conquest in the XVIth century, when
European species like sheep, goats, cows and donkeys were introduced. Andean peasants base their subsistence on theherding of domestic animals. Livestock is mainly composed of llamas, sheep and goats. Multispecies pastoralism isespecially suitable for facing the harsh conditions of the Puna. The vicuña as a wild camelid could be integrated to theAndean socio-ecological system as a highly-valued source of fiber.

Contents
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the rationale, objectives etc. for the activities; a case study about a SEPLS-related policy may describe the policymaking process; or acase study describing a SEPLS may address particular practices used there. Please make an effort to fill as many fields as possible.

Status (“ongoing” or “completed”)
On going
Period (MM/YY to MM/YY)
01/00 to 01/22
Rationale (why activities or policies described, or information shared in the case study are needed – within 50 words)
A sustainable pastoralist economy with complementary use of vicuñas by local communities implies theconservation of the habitat and wild flora and fauna. The Argentinean Puna is a dryland in which water andnatural vegetation primary productivity is concentrated on patches like primary basins, high valleys andwetlands. Carrying capacity is variable and is influenced by climate change.
Objectives (goals of activities or policies described, or of producing the case study – within 50 words)
To coproduce with local communities an evidence-based resource management model, towards a sustainablebiocultural system that includes llama pastoralism and the conservation and sustainable use of vicuñas in a
global changing climate scenario. To revalue traditional practices in camelid management.
Activities and/or practices employed (within 50 words)

To assess present and past pastoral systems and vicuña populations in regards to their use of forage resources
and water. To estimate the impact of pastoralism on wetland ecosystems -e.g. overgrazing, habitat
fragmentation. To give environmental education courses. To develop coproduced (with local communities) wild
vicuñas management techniques. To give environmental education courses .
Results (within 50 words)
VICAM recovered, in collaboration with local Andean communities, an ancient prehispanic wildlife capture technique, the“Chaku,” that enables shearing fiber from live vicuñas by surrounding them. The group has developed approaches which
will permit the regular capture and shearing and release of wild vicuñas. The approaches generate income for
economically deprived indigenous communities and give the communities the incentives of conservation of ecosystems
and species

Lessons learned (factors in success or failure, challenges and opportunities – within 40 words)
Local traditions are declining, although some resilient management practices are still in use, so the revaluing
and blending of local indigenous and scientific knowledge through environmental education is crucial.
The encouragement of the autonomy of indigenous communities in environmental decisions can be analternative for sustainability. local communities have many economic pressures that deteriorate traditional
practices.
Key messages (within 40 words)
Intercultural dialogue is key
Co-produced scientific and local knowledge is a very effective tool.
It is essential to give women a voice and to be leaders in the proposals
The project must take root in the local school
Relationship to other IPSI activities (if the case study is related to any other IPSI collaborative activities, case studies, etc.)
Not yetFunding (any relevant information about funding of activities or projects described in the case study)
Midori Prize was the main funding

Contributions to Global Agendas
CBD Aichi Biodiversity Targets (https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/)
Please place an “x” in the “direct” or “indirect” boxes next to any of the CBD’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets to which the work describedin this case study contributes as appropriate. Note: please mark only those that the case actually has made or is making acontribution, not those to which it could make a potential contribution in the future.
TargetDescription
DirectIndirectBy 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take toconserve and use it sustainably.
By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and localdevelopment and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated
into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems.

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By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated,phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives forthe conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and inharmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into accountnational socio economic conditions.
By 2020, at the latest, Governments, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps toachieve or have implemented plans for sustainable production and consumption and have kept theimpacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits.
By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and wherefeasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced.

By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably,
legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans
and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on
threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species andecosystems are within safe ecological limits.
By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuringconservation of biodiversity.

By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not
detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity.

By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species arecontrolled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent theirintroduction and establishment.
By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems
impacted by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity
and functioning.

XBy 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine
areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, areconserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and wellconnected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, andintegrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.

X

By 2020 the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation
status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained.

By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and ofwild relatives, including other socio-economically as well as culturally valuable species, ismaintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion
and safeguarding their genetic diversity.
By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, andcontribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into accountthe needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.

XXX

By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has beenenhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent ofdegraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and tocombating desertification.
By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharingof Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in force and operational, consistent with nationallegislation.

X

By 2015 each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commenced
implementing an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity strategy and actionplan.
By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities
relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of
biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international
obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with thefull and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levels.
By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values,functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared andtransferred, and applied.
By 2020, at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources for effectively implementing theStrategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidatedand agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, should increase substantially fromthe current levels. This target will be subject to changes contingent to resource needs assessments
to be developed and reported by Parties.

XXUN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs)
Please place an “x” in the “direct” or “indirect” boxes next to any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to which the work
described in this case study contributes as appropriate. Note: please mark only those that the case actually has made or is making acontribution, not those to which it could make a potential contribution in the future.
SDG
Description
DirectIndirect

End poverty in all its forms everywhere
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainableagricultureXX

Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all

X

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
X

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment, and decent work for all

X

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, andfoster innovation
Reduce inequality within and among countries

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
X

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
XConserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
development
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, andhalt biodiversity loss
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide accessto justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership forsustainable development

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