Dr. Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel

2019

Murti, Radhika; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan (2019). A Methodological Orientation for Social Learning Based Adaptation Planning: Lessons from Pilot Interventions in Rural Communities of Burkina Faso, Chile and Senegal (In Press). Systemic practice and action research Springer 10.1007/s11213-019-09495-8

Murti, Radhika; Mathez, Sarah-Lan (2019). Social learning approaches for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction. International journal of disaster risk reduction, 33, pp. 433-440. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.09.018

Bonnesoeur, Vivien; Locatelli, Bruno; Guariguata, Manuel R.; Ochoa-Tocachi, Boris F.; Vanacker, Veerle; Mao, Zhun; Stokes, Alexia; Mathez, Sarah-Lan (2019). Impacts of forests and forestation on hydrological services in the Andes: A systematic review. Forest Ecology and Management, 433, pp. 569-584. Elsevier 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.11.033

Cornelius, Jonathan P.; Bayala, Jules; Blare, Trent; Catacutan, Delia; Degrande, Ann; Kindt, Roeland; Leimona, Beria; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Miccolis, Andrew; Naik, Devashree; Rizvi, Javed; Roshetko, James M.; Winowiecki, Leigh Ann (2019). Agroforestry. In: Bélanger, Julie; Pilling, Dafydd (eds.) The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. ASSESSMENTS (pp. 233-241). Rome, Italy: FAO Commission on genetic resources for food and agriculture

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2019). Exploring farmers’ knowledge of trees for climate change adaptation in the Peruvian Andes (Unpublished). In: Symposium of the Swiss Ethnobiology Network. Aarau, Switzerland. 16 March 2019.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2019). The role of science in developing innovative pathways for nature and people: A transdisciplinary approach applied in Mount Kenya, East Africa (Unpublished). In: 4th Open Science Meeting – Global Land Programme. Bern, Switzerland. 24-26 April 2019.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Cerrón-Macha, J.; del Castillo, J. D; Bonnesoeur, V.; Peralvo, M. (2019). A review of the literature on the relationships between tress, land use, and hydrological processes in the Andes (Unpublished). In: 4th World Congress on Agroforestry. Montpellier, France. 20-22 May 2019.

Oberlack, Christoph; Breu, Thomas Michael; Giger, Markus; Harari, Nicole; Herweg, Karl Günter; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Messerli, Peter; Moser, Stephanie; Ott, Cordula; Providoli, Isabelle; Tribaldos, Theresa Margarete; Zimmermann, Anne; Schneider, Flurina (2019). Theories of change in sustainability science: Understanding how change happens. GAIA - Ökologische Perspektiven für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / ecological perspectives for science and society, 28(2), pp. 106-111. Oekom Verlag 10.14512/gaia.28.2.8

Murti, Radhika; Mathez, Sarah-Lan (2019). Nature-Based Solutions for Coping with Natural Disaster and Climate Change Risks— An Approach that Needs to be Rooted in Social Learning. Solutions, 10(3) The Solutions Journal

2018

Zimmermann, Anne; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Molden, David; Breu, Thomas Michael (2018). A brief history of peer-reviewed mountain journals: how platforms for knowledge relevant to sustainable mountain development emerged. Eco.mont - journal on protected mountain areas research, 10(2), pp. 84-87. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 10.1553/eco.mont-10-2s84

Mathez, Sarah-Lan; Brand, Regine (2018). “Hampi Qora”: Nuestras plantas medicinales en las comunidades de Waca Playa, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Bern, Suiza: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern 10.7892/boris.117165

Mathez, Sarah-Lan; Huamán, Martin (2018). "Qora Hampiyku”: Nuestras plantas medicinales en las comunidades de Pitumarca, Cusco, Perú. Bern, Suiza: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, en colaboración con Bern Open Publishing (BOP) 10.7892/boris.117166

Mathez, Sarah-Lan (2018). Schools as Seeds: Bridging knowledge systems in the Peruvian Andes. In: Jianchu, Xu; Stevenson, Andrew; Yufang, Su (eds.) Mountain Futures: Inspiration and Innovation from the World’s Highlands (pp. 87-91). Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2018). Transdisciplinary research for climate change adaptation in the Andes: Generating systems, target, and transformation knowledge (Unpublished). In: III Workshop on Sustainable Development in Mountain Environments: Public Policies for Mountain Environments. Nova Friburgo, Brazil. 10-11 December 2018.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Cerrón, Jéssica; del Castillo, Juan Diego; Peralvo, Manuel (2018). Trees, land and water: A synthesis of knowledge on the relationships between woody plants, land use and hydrological processes in the Andes (Unpublished). In: II International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions. Nova Friburgo, Brazil. 12-14 December 2018.

Breu, Thomas Michael; Molden, David; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Zimmermann, Anne; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Thibault, Marlène; Price, Martin (eds.) (2018). Mountain Research and Development, 38(1-4). International Mountain Society (IMS)

2017

Mathez Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Peralvo, Manuel; Báez, Selene (2017). Hacia la conservación y la gobernanza sostenible de los paisajes de bosque andinos: una agenda de investigación. Quito, Ecuador: Programa Bosques Andinos de la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación - COSUDE, CONDESAN, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern

Jacobi, Johanna; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Gambon, Helen Anna; Rist, Stephan; Altieri, Miguel (2017). Whose knowledge, whose development? Use and role of local and external knowledge in agroforestry projects in Bolivia. Environmental management, 59(3), pp. 464-476. Springer 10.1007/s00267-016-0805-0

Mathez, Sarah-Lan (2017). Agrobiodiversidad, clima y conocimientos tradicionales: Guía de taller de aprendizaje social. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

Boillat, Sébastien; Scarpa, Fabiano M; Robson, James P; Gasparri, Ignácio; Aide, T Mitchell; Aguiar, Ana Paula Dutra; Anderson, Liana O; Batistella, Mateus; Fonseca, Marisa Gesteira; Futemma, Célia; Grau, H Ricardo; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Metzger, Jean Paul; Ometto Balbaud, Jean Pierre Henry; Pedlowski, Marcos Antonio; Perz, Stephen G; Robiglio, Valentina; Soler, Luciana; Vieira, Ima and Brondizio, Eduardo S (2017). Land system science in Latin America: challenges and perspectives. Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 26-27, pp. 37-46. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.015

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Peralvo, Manuel; Báez, Selene; Rist, Stephan; Buytaert, Wouter; Cuesta, Francisco; Fadrique, Belén; Feeley, Kenneth J.; Groth, Aaron A. P.; Homeier, Jürgen; Llambí, Luis D.; Locatelli, Bruno; López Sandoval, Maria Fernanda; Malizia, Agustina; Young, Kenneth R. (2017). Research priorities for the conservation and sustainable governance of Andean forest landscapes. Mountain Research and Development, 37(3), pp. 323-339. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00093.1

Breu, Thomas Michael; Molden, David; Zimmermann, Anne; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Mathez, Sarah-Lan; Price, Martin; Thibault, Marlène; Ingraham, Kathleen; Anderson, Kristen; Wittmann, Jonathan (eds.) (2017). Mountain Research and Development, 2017(37). International Mountain Society (IMS)

2016

Mathez - Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Zimmermann, Anne; Hurni, Hans; Molden, David (April 2016). A mountain journal contributes to achieving Future Earth's vision (Unpublished). In: Mountain Future's Conference. Kunming, China. 1-4 April 2016.

Jacobi, Johanna; Mathez Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Gambon, Helen Anna (2016). ¿Locales, externos o integrados? El rol de los diferentes tipos de conocimientos en la agroforestería boliviana. Leisa - revista de agroecología, 32(1), pp. 17-19. ETC Andes

Mathez, Sarah-Lan (2016). Local knowledge and valuation of agroforestry practices and species for climate change adaptation in the Peruvian Andes. In: Davidson-Hunt, Lain J; Suich, Helen; Meijer, Seline S; Nathalie, Olsen (eds.) People in Nature: Valuing the diversity of interrelationships between people and nature (pp. 32-33). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Ayquipa-Valenzuela, Jorge; Corrales-Quispe, Ruben; Rosales-Richard, Luzmila; Valdivia-Diaz, Merelyn (2016). Identifying gender-sensitive agroforestry options: Methodological considerations from the field. Mountain Research and Development, 36(4), pp. 417-430. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00051.1

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2016). Transdisciplinary research for inclusive and sustainable mountain futures (Unpublished). In: Mountain Futures Conference. Kunming, China. 01.-04.03.2016.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2016). Conocimientos agroecológicos locales para la adaptación al cambio climático: Un estudio de caso en los Andes peruanos (Unpublished). In: Foro Internacional de Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña. Huaraz, Peru. 10.-13.08.2016.

Hurni, Hans; Molden, David; Zimmermann, Anne B.; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Price, Martin F.; Thibault, Marlène; Mosher, Debby; Ingraham, Kathleen (eds.) (2016). Mountain Research and Development, 36(1-4). International Mountain Society

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Peralvo, Manuel (2016). Governance of Mountain Forest Landscapes: Innovative Models for Sustainability (Unpublished). In: Mountain Futures Conference. Kunming, China. 01.-04.03.2016.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Baez, Selene; Peralvo, Manuel (2016). Prioridades de investigación para la conservación y gobernanza sostenible de paisajes de bosques andinos (Unpublished). In: Foro Investigación para la Gestión de Paisajes de Bosques Andinos; Andean Forests Programme. Abancay, Peru. 15.11.2016.

2015

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2015). Narratives of change and visions for the future among smallholders in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes (Unpublished). In: Perth III: Mountains of Our Future Earth. Perth, Scotland. 04.10.-08.10.2015.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2015). Tapping into local knowledge for climate change adaptation: A methodological contribution from agroforestry research in the Peruvian Andes (Unpublished). In: Perth III: Mountains of Our Future Earth. Perth, Scotland. 04.10.-08.10.2015.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2015). Gendered perceptions and valuation of natural resources in Andean landscapes: A methodological contribution from agroforestry research (Unpublished). In: Land System Science in Latin America: Achievements and perspectives. São José dos Campos, Brazil. 09.-11.11.2015.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan (2015). Ciencias de la sostenibilidad y sistemas socio-ecológicos: Un marco conceptual para la investigación sobre bosques andinos (Unpublished). In: Retos de Investigación para la Conservación y Manejo Sostenible de los Bosques Andinos. Lima, Peru. 14.10.2015.

2014

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (May 2014). Andean communities in the face of global change: vulnerability and resilience of local medicinal knowledge. In: Resilience and Transformation, Mobilizing for Transformation. Montpellier, France. 04.-08.05.2014.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (May 2014). Local environmental knowledge: a key input for the sustainable development of Andean mountain communities (Unpublished). In: World Mountain Forum. Cusco, Peru. 22.05.-24.05.2014.

Bottazzi, Patrick; Reyes-García, Victoria; Crespo, David; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Galvarro, Harry Soria; Jacobi, Johanna; Clavijo, Marcelo; Rist, Stephan (2014). Productive Diversification and Sustainable Use of Complex Social-Ecological Systems: A Comparative Study of Indigenous and Settler Communities in the Bolivian Amazon. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 38(2), pp. 137-164. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/21683565.2013.841606

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2014). Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Collaborative Action for Soil Conservation: Examples from the Andean Countries (Unpublished). In: HNGR Symposium: From the Ground Up: Social Movements and Soil Improvement. Chicago, USA. 27.02.-28.02.2014.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Murti, Radhika (2014). Promoting Local Innovations: A tool for adaptation to climate change and sustainable development in Mountains (Unpublished). In: World Mountain Forum. Cusco, Peru. 22.05.-24.05.2014.

2013

Brandt, Regine; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Lachmuth, Susanne; Hensen, Isabell; Rist, Stephan (2013). Knowledge and valuation of Andean agroforestry species: the role of sex, age, and migration among members of a rural community in Bolivia. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 9(1), p. 83. Biomed Central 10.1186/1746-4269-9-83

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan; Delgado Burgoa, Freddy (2013). Saberes locales: un aporte clave para el desarrollo sustentable de la región andina (Evidence for Policy, Edición Regional de Sudamérica 6). La Paz: NCCR North-South

Boillat, Sébastien; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan (2013). Linking local knowledge, conservation practices and ecosystem diversity: comparing two communities in the Tunari National Park (Bolivia). Ethnobiology and Conservation, 2(8), pp. 1-28. Universidade Estadual da Paraiba * Editora (EDUEP)

2012

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Vandebroek, Ina (2012). Distribution and Transmission of Medicinal Plant Knowledge in the Andean Highlands: A Case Study from Peru and Bolivia. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine eCAM, 2012, pp. 1-18. New York, N.Y.: Hindawi 10.1155/2012/959285

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2012). Dialogue between local and global knowledge systems: A means of facing two conceptual risks of biocultural diversity (Unpublished). In: International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD). Research for Global Transformation.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Brandt, Regine; Lachmuth, Susanne; Rist, Stephan (2012). Are the young less knowledgeable? Local knowledge of natural remedies and its transformations in the Andean Highlands. Human ecology, 40(6), pp. 909-930. New-York, NY: Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 10.1007/s10745-012-9520-5

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Vandebroek, Ina; Rist, Stephan (2012). Can Andean medicine coexist with biomedical healthcare? A comparison of two rural communities in Peru and Bolivia. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 8(1), p. 26. London: Biomed Central 10.1186/1746-4269-8-26

2011

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Gianella, Malca Cecilia; Rist, Stephan (2011). Abriendo nuevas perspectivas para la juventud campesina de los Andes a través de la valorización de los productos de la agrobiodiversidad. Leisa - revista de agroecología, 27(1), pp. 34-38. Lima: ETC Andes

2010

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Vandebroek, Ina (November 2010). Distribución social de los conocimientos de medicina tradicional en los Andes: Estudios de caso de Perú y Bolivia (Unpublished). In: II Congreso Latinoamericano de Etnobiologia (CLE II) and VIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia (VIII SBEE). Recife, Brasilien. 08.11.-12.11.2010.

Boillat, Sébastien; Alca, Castillo Jamil; Álvarez, Alex; Bottazzi, Patrick; Ponce Camacho, Dora; Serrano, Elvira; Biffi, Valeria; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Larsen, Peter Bille; Rist, Stephan (2010). Protected Areas and Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia and Peru: Dilemmas, Conflicts, and Ways Out. In: Hurni, Hans; Wiesmann, Urs (eds.) Global Change and Sustainable Development: A Synthesis of Regional Experiences from Research Partnerships. Perspectives / NCCR North-South: Vol. 5 (pp. 501-515). Bern, Schweiz: Geographica Bernensia

Mariscal, Juan Carlos; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2010). Fortaleciéndo la soberanía alimentaria mediante la revalorización de saberes ecológicos locales: experiencia en los Andes bolivianos. Etnobiología, 8, pp. 75-89. Asociación Etnobiológica Mexicana A.C.

Mariscal, Juan Carlos; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan; Delgado, Freddy (2010). Enhancing Food Sovereignty and Food Security through the Revitalization of Indigenous Knowledge: Experiences from the Bolivian Andes (Unpublished). In: XII International Congress of Ethnobiology (ICE 2010). Tofino, Canada. 09.05.-14.05.2010.

2009

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2009). Transformation of local medicinal knowledge in the Andean Highlands: Case studies from Peru and Bolivia (Unpublished). In: V International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB). San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. 21.09.-24.09.2009.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Gianella Malca, Cecilia; Rist, Stephan (2009). Valorization of agrobiodiversity products and strengthening of local identities in the Peruvian Andes: Experiences from the BioAndes Programme (Unpublished). In: Localizing products: A sustainable approach for natural and cultural diversity in the South? International Symposium. Paris, France. 09.06.-11.06.2009.

Bachmann, Felicitas; Rist, Stephan; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Bachmann, Felicitas (2009). Promoting local innovation - a tool for sustainable rural development. In: Hoffmann, Volker; Christinck, Anja; Lemma, Manusha (eds.) Handbook: Rural Extension. Examples and Background Material, vol. 2 (pp. 354-365). Weikersheim: Margraf Publishers

2008

Brandt, Regine; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Hensen, Isabel; Rist, Stephan (2008). Dynamics of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Local Use and Conservation of Native Trees and Shrubs in the Bolivian Andes. In: Tielkes, Eric (ed.) Tropentag 2008: International Conference on Research for Development in Agriculture and Forestry, Food and Natural Resource Management. Competition for Resources in a Changing World: New Drive for Rural Development: Book of Abstracts. Göttingen, Germany: Cuvillier

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2008). Integración de la Medicina Tradicional y del Sistema de Salud Formal en las Estrategias Familiares Andinas (Unpublished). In: International Congress of Ethnobiology (ICE 2008). Cusco, Peru. 25.06.-30.06.2008.

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan (2008). Diversidad biocultural y de zonas bioculturales. Biodiversidad y Cultura en los Andes, 1, pp. 20-24. Agruco

2007

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Boillat, Sébastien; Rist, Stephan (2007). Promoting the Diversity of Worldviews. In: Haverkort, Bertus; Rist, Stephan (eds.) Endogenous Development and Bio-cultural Diversity (pp. 67-81). Leusden, Netherlands: Compas/ETC

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Rist, Stephan (2007). Maintaining Bio-Cultural Diversity in the Andes. Mountain Forum Bulletin, 7(1), pp. 13-15.

Roth, Andrea; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2007). Informe del Taller AIL : Apoyando Innovaciones Locales, Santa María de Cahuapanas, Provincia Datem del Marañón, Perú – 20 al 25 de mayo de 2007 Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE); Terra Nuova

2006

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Couto, Madyo (2006). Linking Applied Ethnobotany to Social Learning: A Participatory Tool for the Promotion of Indigenous Plants Use in Matutuíne, Southern Mozambique (Unpublished). In: Ertug, Fusun Z. (ed.) IV International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB). Istanbul, Turkey. 21.08.-26.08.2006.

2005

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2005). Développement de l'écotourisme dans la région du Triangle Bleu, Littoral Nord-Est de Madagascar: Collecte de données auprès de voyagistes en Suisse (Unpublished) Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2005). Mission report: Participation to the IVth International Congress of Ethnobotany, 21. - 26. August 2005 - Istanbul, Turkey (Unpublished) Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

2004

Brüschweiler, Sabine; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2004). Seminário ALS: Formação autodidacta sobre a gestão sustentável dos recursos naturais: Relatório metodológico (Unpublished) Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Kläy, Andreas; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2004). ESAPP Mission to Mozambique Report Summary (E206), 3 to 15 March 2004 (Unpublished) Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2004). E306 ESAPP Project Report 2004 (Unpublished) Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2004). E503 ESAPP Project Report 2004 (Unpublished) Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Brüschweiler, Sabine (2004). Relatório de missão ESAPP a Moçambique: Seminário ALS em Meluco (projecto E502) e seguimento do Estabelecimento do Programa (projecto E206): 16 de julho a 11 de agosto de 2004 (Unpublished) Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Giger, Markus; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan (2004). Analyses stratégiques autour d'enjeux régionaux dans la Grappe des Lacs d'Itasy: SDA-Ausbildung in Madagaskar (Unpublished). In: Forum für Entwicklung und Umwelt. Bern, Switzerland.