Carbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons from community-based sustainable pasture management in north-central Mali

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dc.contributor.authorRoncoli, ‪Carlaen
dc.contributor.authorJost, C.en
dc.contributor.authorPerez, C.en
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Keith M.en
dc.contributor.authorBallo, A.en
dc.contributor.authorCissé, Salmanaen
dc.contributor.authorOuattara, K.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialnorth central Malien
dc.coverage.spatialMopti Regionen
dc.coverage.spatialMadiamaen
dc.coverage.temporal1999 - 2003en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:31:35Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:31:35Zen
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractCarbon sequestration in soils has been presented as a potential mechanism to enhance productivity in semi-arid lands in Africa while contributing to the mitigation of greenhouse emissions. Most of the literature, however, focuses on assessing the capacity of existing technology to sequester carbon in soils. There is much less discussion in the literature on the social and institutional elements that need to be in place to realize the potential benefits of carbon sequestration. This paper contributes insights in this direction by analyzing a case of community-based pasture management in north-central Mali. The case study challenges common assumptions in carbon sequestration efforts, namely that land resources are devoted to a single use by resident users; have distinct boundaries and fall within identifiable territorial and administrative jurisdictions, and are subject to widely recognized claims and free of conflict. We suggest that this is not always the case. Findings indicate that carbon sequestration projects centered on rangelands need to allow for flexibility in livestock movements and resource availability and to account for the diverging interest of multiple stakeholders, including different types of pastoralists and farmers. We conclude that social capital formation and conflict management are key elements of a carbon sequestration strategy.en
dc.description.notesME (Management Entity)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier2934en
dc.identifier.citationAgricultural Systems 94(1): 97-109en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2005.10.010en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67573en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2006 Elsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCommunity institutionsen
dc.subjectCattleen
dc.subjectLivestock carrying capacityen
dc.subjectGrasslandsen
dc.subjectOver grazingen
dc.subjectControlled grazingen
dc.subjectSocial learningen
dc.subjectSoil erosionen
dc.subjectRangelandsen
dc.subjectGrazing systemsen
dc.subjectCarbon sequestrationen
dc.subjectDesertificationen
dc.subjectSemiarid zonesen
dc.subjectSavannahen
dc.subjectInstitutional capacity buildingen
dc.subjectPastoralismen
dc.subjectParticipatory processesen
dc.subjectTranshumanceen
dc.subjectDeforestationen
dc.subjectEcological restorationen
dc.subjectConflict resolutionen
dc.subjectPayments for environmental servicesen
dc.subjectCommunity-based organizationsen
dc.subjectRange managementen
dc.subjectPasture managementen
dc.subjectDecentralizationen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectAgricultural ecosystemsen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectLocal governanceen
dc.subjectPastoralismen
dc.subjectMalien
dc.subjectEcosystem Governanceen
dc.titleCarbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons from community-based sustainable pasture management in north-central Malien
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