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  Community-based ecological monitoring: manual for practitioners

  SAFIRE, 2007

  The process of continuous observation of the environment and adaptation of action is at the core of ecological monitoring which is the issue of this manual. Ecological monitoring is not intended to limit the use of natural resources and to limit options for development, but is a way of wise long-term development planning.
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  Hidden costs: the underside of economic transformation in the Greater Mekong Subregion

  Oxfam Australia, 2007

  The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) framework, a programme for regional development by the Asian Development Bank, has brought about fast paced economic growth. However, poor people's livelihoods, culture and environment have been seriously compromised:
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  Rehabilitating degraded land

  New Agriculturalist, 2008

  Across vast areas of the world, human activity has degraded once fertile and productive land. Deforestation, overgrazing, continuous farming and poor irrigation practices have affected almost 2 billion hectares worldwide, threatening the health and livelihoods of over one billion people.
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  The conservation and use of wildlife-based resources: the bushmeat crisis

  Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008

  This paper addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as “bushmeat”, “wildmeat” and/or “gamemeat”). It argues that this is an issue of concern primarily for three reasons:
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  Livelihoods in rural Bangladesh

  Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, 2006

  For many of the poorest residents of Subarnabad, a village in rural Bangladesh, lackof money to meet basic needs is related to the environmental changes that have been occurring during the last 25 to 30 years. The authors describe the local vulnerabilities to environmental change such as saltwater intrusion and shrimp farm introduction in rural Bangladesh.
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  Local communities and natural products: a manual for organising natural resource management groups for resource management planning, enterprise development and integration into value chains

  FRAME, 2007

  Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is key to ensuring that local communities' livelihoods needs are met through the sustainable management of natural resources. Policies promoting CBNRM mean that government agencies, non-governmental organisations and other service providers are increasingly becoming involved in supporting these communities to form natural resour
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  Integrating 'livelihoods' into integrated water resources management: taking the integration paradigm to its logical next step for developing countries

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007

  Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is now the dominant paradigm for water management in both rich and poor countries. This paper examines the weaknesses in the current understanding of IWRM from a livelihoods perspective. Empowering poor people, reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and promoting economic growth ought to be the basic objectives of IWRM.
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  Nam Theun trip 2 report and project update

  International Rivers Network, 2007

  This trip report provides information on the implementaiton of the Nam Theum 2 (NT2) agreement with respect to hydropower development in Laos. The report summarises the social and environmental impacts of the hydro project implemented by the World Bank and the Asia Development Bank (ADB) and provides recommendations for resettlement and the restoration of livelihoods.
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  Rural livelihoods, poverty reduction and food security in Southern Africa: is CBNRM the answer?

  USA Agency for International Development, 2007

  This paper focuses on three economic aspects of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) approaches in southern Africa:
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  Bridging knowledge gaps between locals and experts through participatory decision making processes to address climate change impacts

  South South North, 2006

  This Pilang project will develop methodologies to facilitate effective communication between local communities and climate, marine and agricultural experts, to generate information regarding climate change vulnerabilities in the coastal area of Pilang. This information will be used to develop adaptation strategies for the target population. The project aims to: 

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