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Na Ot village case study: Land tenure and resource rights
The Centre for People and Forests, 2015This case study examines eight equity dimensions in sustainable forest management through the case study of Na Ot Village, Na Ot Commune, Mai Son District, Son La province in Viet Nam.DocumentAgroforestry for landscape restoration and livelihood development in Central Asia
World Agroforestry Centre, 2015This paper discusses how the adoption of agroforestry for ecosystem and livelihood improvement in Central Asian countries can be enhanced.DocumentImproving the practice and policy of springshed management in India
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2015This case study focuses on the Arghyam’s ‘Springs Initiative’: an open platform for discussing the revival of water springs and an overarching template for springshed management in India.DocumentClimate Change, Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Management (CEEN) in Development Policy: Addressing Knowledge Needs and Gaps in Norwegian ODA-Funded Research Support
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2014Climate change, environment, energy and natural resource management (CEEN) are salient issues in global development policy. They are also particularly prominent in Norway, receiving close to 25% of the aid budget in 2013.DocumentBuilding better water governance in response to climate change and water stress: a case study of Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2015This paper presents the results and analysis of a study conducted in Lijiang of Yunnan Province, China in 2013.DocumentIrresponsible investment: AGRICA's broken development model in Tanzania
The Oakland Institute, 2015Kilombero Plantations Ltd (KPL) is a 5,818 hectare (ha) rice plantation located in the heart of the fertile Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. In addition to developing a large-scale rice farm, KPL works with local smallholder farmers through an outgrower model based on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technologies.DocumentTopic Guide: Mainstreaming environment and climate change into humanitarian action
Evidence on Demand, 2015This Topic Guide provides evidence of the relationships between environment, climate change and humanitarian action. Written by experts in the field, the guide links evidence to action, outlining how to integrate environmental issues with humanitarian action and reduce the environmental impact of humanitarian operations.DocumentHeading for the hills: risk avoidance drives den site selection in African wild dogs
PLoS ONE, 2014Compared to their main competitors, African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) have inferior competitive abilities and interspecific competition is a serious fitness-limiting factor. Lions (Panthera leo) are the dominant large carnivore in African savannah ecosystems and wild dogs avoid them both spatially and temporally.DocumentAttitudes of Maasai pastoralists towards the conservation of large carnivores in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area of Northern Tanzania
Academic Journals, 2014Attitudes towards the conservation of lions, leopards, cheetah, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs were assessed in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area of northern Tanzania in January 2013. Our survey encompassed 181 individuals each representing onehousehold, of which 30 were chosen randomly from six Maasai pastoralist villages.DocumentFactors affecting attitudes of local people toward the red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) in Kondoa District, Tanzania
Academic Journals, 2014Interactions between humans and red-billed Queleas (Quelea quelea) in Kondoa District, central Tanzania, have shaped the attitudes of the local inhabitants toward these birds. These birds are considered as serious pest because they consume small grain cereal crops. The red-billed Queleas are caught and consumed as food by local communities.Pages