Isabel Gutierrez-Montes

Biographic Data

ID4191879
NAMEIsabel Gutierrez-Montes
GIVEN NAMESIsabel
FAMILY NAMEGutierrez-Montes
SIGNATUREGUTIERREZ-MONTES I
AFFILIATIONSCentro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie
ORCID0000-0003-1547-7509
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS81
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX4

  • Contribution of local knowledge in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) to the well‐being of cocoa families in Colombia

    Open AccessGustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez García, Isabel Gutierrez-Montes et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2024References: 15

    The concept of well-being of rural families is part of a theory under construction in which new theoretical elements are constantly being incorporated. This research aims to determine the influence of farmers’ knowledge on the well‐being of cocoa growing families in the departments of Santander, Huila, Meta and Caquetá, Colombia. Four categories of farmers were identified with different levels of knowledge in the management of cocoa cultivation o…

  • Diverse farmer livelihoods increase resilience to climate variability in southern Colombia

    Open AccessAngie Paola Bernal Núñez, Isabel Gutierrez-Montes et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2023Cited by: 1References: 58

  • Cacao cultivation as a livelihood strategy

    Open AccessHéctor Eduardo Hernández-Núñez, Isabel Gutierrez-Montes et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2021Cited by: 1References: 9

  • Relevance of local knowledge in decision-making and rural innovation

    Open AccessGustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez García, Isabel Gutierrez-Montes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2020Cited by: 6References: 5

  • Do responsible fishing areas work? Comparing collective action challenges in three small-scale fisheries in Costa Rica

    Open AccessIsis Ivania Chavez Carrillo, Stefan Partelow et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of the…2019Cited by: 3References: 10

    Costa Rica is supporting Marine Areas of Responsible Fishing (AMPRs) to enable small-scale fishing communities to apply for exclusive harvesting and management rights within spatially delimited areas under a co-management policy framework. Communities need to self-organize their own fishing association and develop a fishing management plan (POP) to apply. Seven AMPRs have been established in the Gulf of Nicoya, but many face collective action cha…

  • The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and the Community Capitals Framework

    Isabel Gutierrez-Montes, Mary Emery et al.ARTICLECommunity Development2009Cited by: 49References: 3

    To better understand the nexus of poverty reduction, natural resource management, and successful project implementation, many scholars and practitioners look at system-level approaches that go beyo

  • Merging a Landscape Management Planning Approach With the Community Capitals Framework

    Isabel Gutierrez-Montes, Jackeline Siles et al.ARTICLECommunity Development2009Cited by: 5References: 5

    Community management of natural resources is well supported by many field experiences as an effective way to improve people's well-being while maintaining their natural resource base. The approach has been reasonably achieved within community groups and the community as a whole. Nonetheless, there are fewer experiences at multi-community or regional levels (landscape). In this article we describe a participatory action research project that led t…

  • Leadership as Community Capacity Building

    Mary Emery, Edith Fernandez et al.ARTICLECommunity Development2007Cited by: 16References: 9

    Leadership development programs have documented positive impacts on individuals, but there is much less evidence of long-term community impacts. To explore the relationship between leadership development and community capacity, interview data from participants in a 1987 multicounty leadership program were collected and analyzed. Community impacts were assessed using Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to determine impacts on community capacity as defined b…