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In developing countries, access to and use of renewable natural resources are essential for rural livelihoods to thrive. Hence, cooperation in the management of natural resources is increasingly an important strategy that can enhance long-term socio-ecological resilience. In most cases, collectiv...


Kalibwani, R.M.Kakuru, M.Kamugisha, R.Twebaze, JenniferHilman, E.Tumuheirwe, H.Tenywa, M.M.Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.Mugabo, J.Buruchara, Robin A.Fatunbi, A.O.Adekunle, A.[Adoption of soil conservation through collective actions in Southwestern Uganda]Adoption of soil conservation through collective actions in Southwestern Uganda

Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management (INRM) research poses a challenge to scientists. The complexity of INRM interventions requires a more holistic approach to impact assessment, beyond the plot and farm levels and beyond traditional analysis of economic returns. Impact ...


Gottret, María VerónicaWhite, D.[Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management: Challenges and experiences]Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management: Challenges and experiences

Making decisions in natural resource management involves an understanding of the risk and uncertainty of the outcomes, such as crop failure or cattle starvation, and of the normal spread of the expected production. Hedging against poor outcomes often means lack of investment and slow adoption of ...


Jones, Peter G.Thornton, Philip K.[Spatial modeling of risk in natural resource management]Spatial modeling of risk in natural resource management
Kisaka, M. OscarMucheru-Muna, M.Ngetich, F.K.Mugwe, J.Mugendi, D.Mairura, Franklin S.Shisanya, C.Makokha, G. L.[Potential of deterministic and geostatistical rainfall interpolation under high rainfall variability and dry spells: case of Kenya’s Central Highlands]Potential of deterministic and geostatistical rainfall interpolation under high rainfall variability and dry spells: case of Kenya’s Central Highlands

Natural resource management problems in agriculture often transcend field or farm boundaries. What happens in one part of landscape depends on management practices in another. Pest and disease problems in crops, soil erosion, problems related to quantity and quality of water are all examples of t...


Ravnborg, Helle MunkGuerrero, MP[El análisis de los protagonistas sobre la administración de los recursos naturales]El análisis de los protagonistas sobre la administración de los recursos naturales
Girvetz, Evan H.Zganjar, Chris[Dissecting indices of aridity for assessing the impacts of global climate change]Dissecting indices of aridity for assessing the impacts of global climate change
Autor: Ashby, J.A.

The thesis of this paper is that the "rational fool" syndrome can be applied to mainstream public sector agricultural research that is conducted in a way that is rational in the short term, but acts against its own long-term viability. Historically, a main concern of such research has been to max...


Ashby, J.A.[Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science]Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science
Ramírez Gomez, SaraTorres Vitolas, Carlos A.Schreckenberg, KateHonzák, MiroslavCruz García, Gisella S.Willcock, Simon P.Palacios, ErwinPérez Miñana, ElenaVerweij, PitaPoppy, Guy[Analysis of ecosystem services provision in the Colombian Amazon using participatory research and mapping techniques]Analysis of ecosystem services provision in the Colombian Amazon using participatory research and mapping techniques

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