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Linkages between environment management and conflict management: Experiences from Northern Kenya
(2003)
There have been long standing concerns about the environmental status of rangelands in northern Kenya. Various proposals have been advanced linking improved resource management with improved human welfare. We briefly ...
Gestion alternative des conflits liés à la gestion des ressources forestières dans le cadre de la gestion des terroirs: Rapport de l'atelier national de Sénégal
(2007-01-04)
Du 17 au 19 Mai 1995, s'est tenu au Centre Foret à Thiès, l'atelier national sur la Gestion Alternative des Conflits liés aux ressources forestières dans le cadre de la gestion des terroirs. Cet atelier qui a réuni une ...
Adopt A Pothole Program
(2007-06-25)
In order to protect waterfowl breeding habitat, Delta Waterfowl began the Adopt A Pothole Program to protect wetlands on prairie grain farms. Those interested in participating in the program sign perpetual leases protecting ...
Adapting to change in the Andean Highlands: Practices and strategies to address climate and market risks in vulnerable agro-ecosystems
(2007)
The project is a research and development collaboration between rural communities in the Altiplano and high valleys of Bolivia and Peru, universities and non governmental organizations in the region and the US, and ...
Going beyond panaceas
(2007)
This feature provides an overview of the propensity of the panacea approach to resource governance to fail. This article gives analysis and evidence as to why general models and solutions are inadequate in addressing the ...
People, land and resources of Cotacachi, Ecuador
(Athens, GA: SANREM CRSP, University of Georgia, 2006)
CD-Toolbook Database of SANREM-Andes Project (Phase I and II). This resource serves as an interactive guide to the SANREM-Andes Project, allowing the user to learn an overview of the project objectives, as well as different ...
Spiraling-up: Mapping community transformation with community capitals framework
(The Community Development Society, 2006)
This paper uses the HomeTown Competitiveness project in Nebraska to demonstrate the role of social capital in community change. The authors use the Community Capitals Framework (CCF) to examine the existing assets and ...
Using employment-intensive methods to construct and maintain infrastructure
(Institution of Civil Engineers, 2001)
Employment-intensive methods of public works construction have been found to be a cost-effective approach to both construct a variety of civil works and create employment. In sub-Saharan Africa, employment-intensive methods ...
The labour-based technology source book: A catalogue of key publications
(Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Organization, 2002)
"Labour-based technology (LBT) is now well established as a viable option for building infrastructure in countries with low wages and high unemployment. The quality of output produced in rural roadworks, sanitation and ...
Analysis of social research methodologies on gender relations in agriculture, fisheries and forestry
(2000)
This paper uses 52 studies on gender relations in agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sectors between 1980 and 1999 as a means of identifying and critically examining the research methods and epistemologies used in the ...