Browsing Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebase by Title
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D'un Aménagement Anti-érosif des Champs à la Gestion de l'Espace Rural Mali-Sud
(1989)This article analyzes how the agricultural production system in Southern Mail is contributing to the degradation of ecosystems. Since the population and mechanized agriculture has increased, so has the amount of land that ... -
Dairy market chains in indigenous communities of the Chimbo River Watershed
(2008)The standard farm system in rural Upper Guanujo in the region of the Bolívar Province of Ecuador includes dairy cattle as one of the primary sources of income for residents in this area. Though per capita consumption of ... -
Dairy markets and access to higher value chains in Illangama watershed, Ecuador
(2008)This presentation discusses the dairy research component of the SANREM CRSP Long term research activity (LTRA) 3: "Watershed-based Natural Resource Management for Small-scale Agriculture." The objectives of this project ... -
Dams and development: A new framework for decision-making
(London, UK: Earthscan Publications, 2000)This report is the product of an unprecedented global public policy effort to bring governments, the private sector and civil society together in one process. It provides the first comprehensive global and independent ... -
Danube Basin PES project
(2006-12-06)Danube Basin PES project is attempting to implement activities that reward the maintenance, improvement or adoption of conservation friendly land uses are established in the on the lower Danube and Danube Delta. The project ... -
De las propuestas de Mujer y Desarrollo a los estudios poscoloniales. Un balance para pensar los estudios sobre las mujeres rurales
(2003)Desde la década de los 70s la relación entre género y desarrollo ha sido compleja y no exenta de conflictos. En el caso particular de la situación de las mujeres en el Perú no partimos de cero. Tenemos una mirada crítical ... -
Dealing with conflict: Natural resources and dispute resolution
(International Development Research Centre, 1997)Conflicts over natural resources are becoming more frequent due to increasing populations, the clash between different value systems, and the greater economic and environmental demands on finite resources. The dynamics of ... -
Dealing with risk and uncertainty in Africa's Drylands: The social dimensions of desertification
(London, UK: IIED, 1994)There are multiple causes of desertification which operate on many levels, from the way in which land is used in a farmer's field, through the impact of land tenure regulations and agricultural pricing policy at the national ... -
Decentralisation et gestion des ressources naturelles: Le cas de la communauté rurale de Pata, Region de Kolda
(2000)Cette etude s'inscrit dans le cadre du Projet d'Appui a la Decentralisation et a la Gouvernance Locale, finance par l'USAID et execute par ARD, Inc. Ce projet intervient-a travers la formation et l'assistance technique-au ... -
Decentralisation, participation and accountability in Sahelian Forestry: Legal instruments of political-administrative control
(Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999)Colonial relations of political administration are being reproduced in the current era of participation and decentralisation. In natural resource management, participation and decentralisation are promoted on the basis ... -
Decentralisations in practice in southern Africa
(Brighton, U.K.: Kensington Press, 2003)Different forms of decentralisation are occurring in parallel, often in ways that cause confusion, ambiguity, high transaction costs and conflict, in southern Africa. Case studies in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe ... -
Decentralization and conflicting perceptions of control over natural resources
(1998)Control over natural resources is a fundamental concern of rural populations. In Senegal, advocates of decentralization claim that local control will increase with the recently promulgated law on Regionalization and the ... -
Decentralization reforms and property rights: Potentials and puzzles for forest sustainability and livelihoods
(Blacksburg, VA: Office of International Research, Education, and Development, Virginia Tech, 2009)This presentation provides an overview of the SANREM research regarding decentralization reform and property rights in forest management. Realizing that decentralization reform often falls short of its sustainable natural ... -
Decentralized governance and ecological health: Why local institutions fail to moderate deforestation in Mpigi district of Uganda
(2007)Paper examining the effectiveness in managing forests of local institutions put in place during decentralization reforms of the mid-1990s in Mpigi District of Uganda. -
Decentralized payments for environmental services: The cases of Pimampiro and PROFAFOR in Ecuador
(Elsevier B.V., 2008)This article evaluates two established payment for environmental services (PES) schemes in Ecuador: the watershed protection program in Pimampiro and the PROFAFOR carbon sequestration program. The design, effectiveness, ... -
Decentralizing natural resource management: Emerging lessons from ICRAF collaboration in southeast Asia
(1998)The purpose of this paper is to share some emerging lessons concerning decentralization and devolution of forest management in Southeast Asia, drawing upon the collaborative work being undertaken by the International Centre ... -
Decisiones locales para el manejo de cuencas: Estudio de caso de la Comunidades de Cotacachi, Ecuador
(2004)Objetivos del estudio: ¿Cuáles son las prácticas de la agricultura que son más consistentes con una distribución eficiente de la tierra y el agua en la región? ¿Cómo afecta el manejo comunitario a la distribución del agua ... -
Decomposition of a native shrub, Piliostigma reticulatum, litter in soils of semiarid Senegal
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2000)Developing effective management strategies that restore degraded soils requires an evaluation of the quality of the litter residues. This study relates the chemical composition of the biomass components to the decomposition ... -
Decomposition of land nutrient release from ruminant manure on acid sandy soils in the Sahelian zone in Niger, West Africa
(2001)In ago-pastoral systems of the semi-arid West African Sahel, targeted applications of ruminant manure to the cropland is a widespread practice to maintain soil productivity. However, studies exploring the decomposition and ... -
Defining culturally relevant indicators: What are we waiting for?
(Washington, D.C.: Society for Applied Anthropology, 1999)Nazarea et al respond to comments made by Marlor et al regarding their paper on defining culturally relevant indicators in relation to natural resources.
