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A political economy model of common property regimes and the case of grazing management in Zimbabwe
Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1993Conceptual frameworks for the analysis of common property regimes are important because they allow for the comparison of individual cases and generalisation across diversity.The framework proposed by Oakerson (1986) is critically examined and although many of its features are useful and worth retaining, it is found to be inadequate in its treatment of the key issues of power and authority, on tDocumentFighting an Uphill Battle: Population Pressure and Declining Land Productivity in Rwanda.
Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 1996Report draws attention to the structure of landholding as a set of mechanisms through which demographic changes in agrarian societies can alter the natural environment: demographically-induced change in the structure of landholding: farm holdings generally become smaller as an ever-increasing number of households enter the agricultural work force and seek to derive their livelihood from thDocumentPastoralists, paravets and privatisation: experiences in the Sanaag Region of Somaliland
Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1996The civil war in Somalia between 1988 and 1991 resulted in considerable loss of human life and destruction of local infrastructure and government services throughout the country. In August 1991 ACTIONAID, in collaboration with VETAID, visited Sanaag region in the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland.DocumentThe Kyrgyz sheep herders at a crossroads
Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1995Assessing the challenges facing the sheep herders in the Kyrgyz Republic, this paper concludes:for the first time in recent history the future of the sector may be in the hands of farmer/herders themselvesalthough there are many constraints in the production system, the government's attempts to promote decentralisation (e.g.DocumentStrengthening pastoral institutions in North-West China pastoral area to access improved extension services for risk management and poverty alleviation
Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2001This report documents the in-depth situation assessment on Pastoral Risk Management and Poverty Alleviation, in Dari County.DocumentRoads, lands, markets, and deforestation: a spatial model of land use in Belize
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Will intensifying the road network around market areas produce greater economic returns and less environmental damage than extending the road network into new areas?Rural roads promote economic development but also facilitate deforestation.DocumentThe delivery of veterinary services to the poor: findings from Kenya
Livestock Development Studies Group, 2000The study devised a simplified livelihood approach to analyse the role of livestock in the livelihoods of the poor .The research found that livestock were proportionally more important to the livelihood of the poor than the better off. The dynamics and role of livestock as a form of social capital appear to be changing.DocumentReconciling Interests Among Wildlife, Livestock And People In Eastern Africa: ASustainable Livelihoods Approach
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1999From the perspective of local livelihoods this paper explores the complex interactions between wildlife, livestock and people, and options for integrated wildlife and livestock management in the semi-arid rangelands of eastern Africa.Pages
