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The Central Africa region (CAfR), generally known as the Congo Basin, is an “eco-region” representing the World’s largest rainforest after Amazonia. Its importance for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, human well-being, research and policy-making is already well known. This paper documents ...


Mala, W.A.Oyono, P.R.[Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region]Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region

This paper places forestry in the larger context of rural development and therefore in the current debates on poverty and inequality. While Africa has high levels of natural and human capital it is the poorest and most unequal region in the world. In order for natural assets to contribute to envi...


Anderson, J.Benjamin, C.Campbell, Bruce M.Tiveau, D.[Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice]Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice

Reduced river runoff and expected upstream infrastructural developments are both potential threats to irrigation water availability for the downstream countries in Central Asia. Although it has been recurrently mentioned that a reduction in water supply will hamper irrigation in the downstream co...


Bekchanov, MaksudLamers, J.P.A.[Economic costs of reduced irrigation water availability in Uzbekistan (Central Asia)]Economic costs of reduced irrigation water availability in Uzbekistan (Central Asia)

In the past, environmental managers could behave as if they were managing a “natural” system to which they were external; criteria for successful management could be derived from historical data or from current pristine systems elsewhere in the world. With a few localized exceptions, this approac...


Waltner-Toews, D.Kay, J.J.Neudoerffer, C.Gitau, T.[Perspective changes everything: Managing ecosystems from the inside out]Perspective changes everything: Managing ecosystems from the inside out

Land degradation is a severe problem in the Ethiopian highlands. Factors that may be important in influencing land management and its impacts on resources and human welfare include low and uncertain rainfall in much of the highlands, limited market access and market development, land tenure insec...


Pender, J.L.Gebremedhin, BerhanuBenin, S.E.Ehui, Simeon K.[Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the Ethiopian highlands]Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the Ethiopian highlands

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

The Borana rangelands occur in a semi-arid area in southern Ethiopia, characterized by extensive livestock production. The area is a valuable source of livestock that generates income and livelihoods for large numbers of rural dwellers, and export earnings for Ethiopia's fragile economy. Desp...


Kamara, A.Kirk, M.Swallow, B.M.[Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia]Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia
Mendoza, G.A.Prabhu, R.[Participatory modeling and analysis for sustainable forest management: overview of soft system dynamics models and applications]Participatory modeling and analysis for sustainable forest management: overview of soft system dynamics models and applications

Current trends to improve the adaptiveness of community forest management focus on monitoring past actions and emphasise internal dynamics. Scenario methods can be used to: (1) enable managers to better understand landscape and larger scale forces for change and to work with stakeholders at these...


Wollenberg, Eva K.Edmunds, D.Buck, L.[Using scenarios to make decisions about the future: anticipatory learning for the adaptive co-management of community forests]Using scenarios to make decisions about the future: anticipatory learning for the adaptive co-management of community forests

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