Community based NRM
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- Malawian government ought to proactively support Small and Medium Forest Enterprises
- ( P. Kambewa;H. Utila / Forestry and Land Use Programme, IIED , 2008)
- Approximately 85% of Malawi’s population live in rural areas and depend in some way on forests for their livelihoods. Recent government policies have highlighted how forest resources could do mo...
- Benefit sharing in community based management in the Mekong region
- ( S. Mahanty (ed);K. Burslem (ed);E. Lee (ed) / Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific , 2007)
- This book attempts to answer the question of whether the benefits of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) initiatives will be sufficient to raise rural people out of poverty, and provid...
- Using future scenarios to change the way forest communities and local governments interact
- ( K. Evans;W. de Jong;P. Cronkleton / Center for International Forestry Research , 2008)
- This paper discusses how a participatory method to facilitate thinking about future scenarios can help change the way forest communities and local governments interact. It reviews a growing body of li...
- False sustainability claims by the Malaysian palm oil lobby
- ( M. Raman (ed);A. van Schaik (ed);K Richter (ed) / Friends of the Earth International , 2008)
- Focusing on Sarawak, this paper confronts the misleading claims of the Malaysian palmoil lobby and aims to inform decision makers about the serious sustainability challenges the palm oil sector faces ...
- Constraints and opportunities for community-based forest enterprises in Nepal
- ( Center for International Forestry Research , 2008)
- Based on a study involving 28 different types of community-based forest enterprises (CBFEs), this policy brief summarises the important constraints affecting CBFEs in Nepal. It identifies key areas fo...
- Could the traditional Hima system of resource tenure help address modern development and conservation challenges?
- ( K. Hala;A. Serhal;O. Llewlyn / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) , 2007)
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The Hima is a traditional system of resource tenure that has been practiced for more than 1400 years in the Arabian Peninsular. With the numerous deteriorations that came and halted advancement in ...
When ‘local empowerment’ translates to ‘you’re on your own’: decentralisation of water management in Madagascar
- ( R., R. Marcus / Conservation and Society , 2007)
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Madagascar has struggled with the question of decentralisation for more than three decades. Since coming to power in 2002, President Ravalomanana has both reformed and accelerated this process, gra...
- Linking ecosystems and human well being
- ( C. Shackleton;S. Shackleton;J. Gambiza / Eldis Poverty Resource Guide , 2008)
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Humans have always depended upon natural ecosystems to supply a range of services useful for their survival and well-being. However, with widespread urbanisation, modernisation, and globalisation, ...
Towards long-term strategies for irrigation in Afghanistan
- ( B. Rout / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit , 2008)
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This paper develops and presents a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan. The report is intended to enhance knowledge of irrigation methods and management with the aim of improving system p...
- Gender and natural resource management: critical feminist perspectives
- ( B., P. Resurreccion;R. Elmhirst / International Development Research Centre , 2008)
- This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often ...
