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Advocacy strategies and approaches: a resource manual (second edition)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008A companion to the “Training of Trainers (ToT) Manual in Advocacy Strategies”, this manual is aimed at community advocates and potential trainers of community based organisations (CBOs) in the Hindu Kush- Himalayan region.DocumentThe state of food and agriculture 2007: paying farmers for environmental services
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007This issue of 'The State of Food and Agriculture' examines the role of agriculture in the provision of ecosystem services using the payment for environmental services (PES) approach.Organisationid21 Natural Resources
id21 Natural Resources is a free development research reporting service that highlights UK-sourced research from developing countries on natural resource issues in:DocumentNegotiation and mediation techniques for natural resource management: case studies and lessons learned
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007This publication is part of a series of training materials on natural resource conflict management developed by FAO’s Livelihood Support Programme. It seeks to support sustainable livelihoods in Africa and elsewhere by sharing recent real-life experiences of Africans who have used the processes and principles of consensual negotiation to address natural resource conflicts.DocumentOrganic certification schemes: managerial skills and associated costs
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007Certification is critical in organic markets as it enables organic producers to access new export and domestic market opportunities and premium prices due to the fact that organic quality adds value to products. Whilst in developed countries, economic incentives and enabling policies and regulations haveDocumentRenewable natural resources, sustainable economic and poverty reduction in Nigeria
African Institute for Applied Economics, Nigeria, 2007This paper analyses the role and implications of the management and use of renewable natural resources in economic growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria.DocumentPlanning for change: guidelines for national programmes on sustainable consumption and production
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2008In the context of climate change, it has become clear that our global community urgently needs to adopt more sustainable life-styles to both reduce the use of natural resources and CO2 emissions.DocumentStaying afloat: state agencies, local communities, and international involvement in marine protected area management in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Conservation and Society, 2007As funding for international conservation initiatives has shifted away from directly supporting developing states towards privatisation and decentralisation in natural resource management, developing countries are working increasingly through international NGOs and private sector organisations to support protected areas.Documentid21 natural resources highlights 6: Rural livelihoods
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008This bi-annual addition of id21 Natural Resources Highlights looks specifically at rural livelihoods. It contains the following three articles:DocumentDoes aquaculture benefit poor people in the Philippines?
id21 Natural Resources, 2008The paper examines aquaculture in five coastal communities in the Philippines and analyses whether aquaculture, which is an important economic activity and source of income, reduces poverty and contributes to sustainable development in rural coastal areas.These are some of the main findings.Pages