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  Winning the water wars: toward a watershed-based approach to watershed resources management: a policy agenda for local government units

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  Water governance in the Philippines is saddled by several problems. The failure to implement laws governing the watershed approach and the absence of institutional mechanisms has seriously undermined any effort to mainstream and integrate water and watershed plans and programmes into the activities of various agencies involved in water resources management and governance.
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  Realities of watershed management in the Philippines: synthesis of case studies

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  This paper presents a synthesis of four case studies of watershed management experiences in the Philippines, primarily to provide insight on why watershed management approach has not gained wider recognition in the country despite being renowned internationally.
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  Exploring nature, wealth and power issues in agriculture and resource management: a case study on the Aga Khan Rural Support Program, northern Pakistan

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2005

  This paper discusses the Aga Khan Rural Support Program’s (AKRSP) participatory and democratic approach to development in the northern areas of Pakistan.
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  Application and promotion of FMSP Participatory Fisheries Stock Assessment (ParFish)

  Fisheries Management Science Programme, UK, 2004

  This paper provides Participatory Fisheries Stock Assessment (ParFish) guidelines on an approach to fisheries stock assessment that is particularly suitable for small-scale fisheries and co-managed fisheries, as it:does not require data recorded over long time seriesencourages the participation of fishersallows a rapid assessmentThe methodology combines a number of differen
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  Awareness promotion and experience sharing on the implementation of the UNCCD-NAP to enhance pastoralist areas development in Ethiopia

  Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2005

  This paper reports on a workshop held in Ethiopia in 2004, targeting stakeholders involved in implementing Ethiopia’s National Action Plan (NAP) for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
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  Lessons learnt from new initiatives in forest management for bio-diversity enrichment, poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods: case studies from India, China, Nepal and Laos

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This paper draws lessons from indigenous perspectives of forest communities in India, China and Nepal which are involved in relatively new initiatives in local forest management for over-arching goals such as enrichment of bio-diversity, poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods.
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  Lands of the poor: local environmental governance and the decentralisation of natural resources

  United Nations Capital Development Fund, 2004

  This paper argues that good, local-level mechanisms for environmental governance are not only likely to lead to productive natural resource management practices that improve the productivity of local rural economies and increase economic growth, but also to increase awareness of the importance of environmental issues, enhance local responsibilities and accountability and, finally, strengthen local
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  Avante consulta!: effective consultation

  Policy Power tools, 2005

  This tool proposes a set of steps that aim to empower communities in local consultations intended to identify:who has the rights to manage natural resources in an area, andhow this management should be carried out and monitored.The tool has been written within the context of the policies regarding land and forestry rights in Mozambique.
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  The intersection of decentralization and conflict in natural resource management

  International Development Research Centre, 2005

  This study seeks to contribute to the analysis of decentralisation reforms by examining the role of decentralisation in generating, exacerbating or otherwise influencing conflict.
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  Small-scale fisheries in Yemen: social assessment and development prospects

  World Bank, 2004

  The objective of this social assessment is to understand the livelihood strategies, economic conditions and fishing practices of artisanal fishermen in Yemen. By placing small-scale fisheries within the larger institutional and socioeconomic context, the report identifies external as well as internal constraints and potential.

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