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Traditional gender roles of men and women in natural resource conservation among the vhavenda people in Zimbabwe: implications for sustainable development
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2015Natural resource conservation is key to the concept of sustainable development, yet environmental pressures continue to increase, including soil degradation, water availability, and nutrient cycling. Within natural resource conservation, women play an equally essential, yet differentiated, role as men.DocumentForest resource development in Korea
Korea Development Institute, 2014During the colonial period in the early 20th Century, around three years of the Korean War that broke out in 1950 after the establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948 and the postwar period of political and social turmoil, the forests on the Korean Peninsula faced severe devastation.DocumentEmpowering drylands women
Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2014The Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP) is a global UNDP initiative to promote sustainable development in the drylands, and advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This topic brief highlights the important role that gender plays in this context of sustainable development, in particular the role of women in the Arab States and Africa.DocumentGlobal goals, African realities: building a sustainable future for all
Africa Progress Panel, 2015The Africa Progress Report is the annual flagship publication of the Africa Progress Panel (APP). The report draws on the best research and analysis, and makes policy recommendations for African political leaders and civil society who collectively have the primary responsibility for spurring Africa’s progress.DocumentUsing community-generated data for water management policy
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002This policy note documents the experience of Lantapan, a watershed community in Bukidnon, where data collected by a community-based group to monitor its watershed's quality through the years helped alert the local government on the critical state of their water resources, thereby helping avert a possible water crisis.DocumentInstitutions and water – the vital connections
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010This policy note looks into the current two-tiered system of water governance in the Philippines.DocumentAssessing the severity of problems of aquaculture in Laguna de Bay: practitioners’ perspectives
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007Given the scarcity of public resources, it is important to assess and determine the severity and importance of problems in a particular sector in order to be able to prioritise efforts and resources to address them.DocumentReview of methods for assessing community-based coastal resources management in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001Community-Based Coastal Resources Management (CBCRM) activities in the Philippines have phenomenally increased over the years while studies that assess their performance were few.DocumentGreen and gold: promoting eco-adventure and cultural tourism for inclusive and sustainable growth
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015Tourism has been identified as one cross-cutting priority topic, straddling the objectives of employment generation (inclusivity) and sustainability in the Philippines.DocumentEffects of decentralised forest management (DFM) on deforestation and poverty in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015While the primary goal of reducing deforestation is clear, the policy and academic literature debates the extent to which decentralized forest management (DFM) programs in developing countries should incorporate goals of poverty reduction.Pages