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DESCRIPTION:Analyzing Socioenvironmental Change in Andean Peatlands (Bofeda
 les) in the Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopó-Salares (TDPS) Watershed of Peru an
 d Bolivia\, or What We Did for Our Summer Vacation.&nbsp\;Presented by Tom
  Perreault and Peng Gao\, both professors of geography and the environment
 .In this talk\, we present ongoing research on high altitude peat forming 
 wetlands\, or bofedales\, on the Bolivian Altiplano. We show our field wor
 k conducted in June-July 2025 for supporting a predictive model for land u
 se types within the Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopó-Salares (TDPS) watershed. B
 ofedales are watered by glacial runoff\, springs\, rivers and seasonal pre
 cipitation\, and are regionally important ecosystems that regulate water b
 udgets\, contribute to local biodiversity\, and serve as carbon sinks. Bof
 edales are also essential for local livelihoods and Indigenous (Aymara and
  Quechua)\, as vital pasture for alpacas and llamas. Pastoralists actively
  manage bofedales\, making them true socio-ecological systems.&nbsp\;Bofed
 al systems are vulnerable to climate change (which has led to warmer and d
 rier conditions) and socioeconomic change (which has led to out-migration\
 , enclosure of common pasture and the inter-generational loss of tradition
 al knowledge). As climate change increases deglaciation in the central And
 es\, bofedales are projected to play a proportionately greater role in hyd
 rologic regulation in the TDPS. Bofedal conservation in turn requires a gr
 eater understanding of both (a) the spatial distribution and hydrological 
 and ecological status of bofedal systems at the watershed scale\; and (b) 
 the socioeconomic status and bofedal management practices of Indigenous pa
 storalist communities\, who are among the poorest and most marginalized in
  the central Andes. We present our research results at this stage.&nbsp\;Z
 oom link.
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SUMMARY:Analyzing Socioenvironmental Change in Andean Peatlands
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Analyzing Socioenvironmental Change in Ande
 an Peatlands (Bofedales) in the Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopó-Salares (TDPS) 
 Watershed of Peru and Bolivia\, or What We Did for Our Summer Vacation.&nb
 sp\;</p><p>Presented by Tom Perreault and Peng Gao\, both professors of ge
 ography and the environment.</p><p>In this talk\, we present ongoing resea
 rch on high altitude peat forming wetlands\, or bofedales\, on the Bolivia
 n Altiplano. We show our field work conducted in June-July 2025 for suppor
 ting a predictive model for land use types within the Titicaca-Desaguadero
 -Poopó-Salares (TDPS) watershed. </p><p>Bofedales are watered by glacial r
 unoff\, springs\, rivers and seasonal precipitation\, and are regionally i
 mportant ecosystems that regulate water budgets\, contribute to local biod
 iversity\, and serve as carbon sinks. Bofedales are also essential for loc
 al livelihoods and Indigenous (Aymara and Quechua)\, as vital pasture for 
 alpacas and llamas. Pastoralists actively manage bofedales\, making them t
 rue socio-ecological systems.&nbsp\;</p><p>Bofedal systems are vulnerable 
 to climate change (which has led to warmer and drier conditions) and socio
 economic change (which has led to out-migration\, enclosure of common past
 ure and the inter-generational loss of traditional knowledge). </p><p>As c
 limate change increases deglaciation in the central Andes\, bofedales are 
 projected to play a proportionately greater role in hydrologic regulation 
 in the TDPS. Bofedal conservation in turn requires a greater understanding
  of both (a) the spatial distribution and hydrological and ecological stat
 us of bofedal systems at the watershed scale\; and (b) the socioeconomic s
 tatus and bofedal management practices of Indigenous pastoralist communiti
 es\, who are among the poorest and most marginalized in the central Andes.
  We present our research results at this stage.&nbsp\;</p><p><a href="http
 s://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/97950418157" target="_blank">Zoom link</a
 >.</p>
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