As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Af...
Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, J.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Mangisoni, J.
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Owusu, E.
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[Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits.]
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Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits.
The authors introduce the special issue on accommodating multiple interests in forest management and provide an overview of the seven papers in the issue. The papers document and analyze existing approaches and from them identify principles related to pluralism and good governance. Three themes e...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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Anderson, J.
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[Editorial: accommodating multiple interests in local forest management]
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Editorial: accommodating multiple interests in local forest management
Criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable forest management are important tools to improve the quality of forest management. In most cases they have been developed by experts, but the participation of stakeholders is essential if the C&I are to be locally relevant and practicable. We asked fo...
Pokorny, B.
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Prabhu, R.
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McDougall, C.
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Bauch, R.
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[Local stakeholders' participation in developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management]
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Local stakeholders' participation in developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management
Community forestry has transformed over the past 25 years from being an experimental means of providing wood-fuel for the rural poor to a community-led movement demanding reform of the forestry sector. International networks to promote community forestry, which emerged at very different moments i...
Colchester, M.
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Apte, T.
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Laforge, M.
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Mandondo, A.
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Pathak, N.
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[Communautes, forets et reseaux internationux: des liaisons a renforcer]
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Communautes, forets et reseaux internationux: des liaisons a renforcer
Community forestry has transformed over the past 25 years from being an experimental means of providing wood-fuel for the rural poor to a community-led movement demanding reform of the forestry sector. International networks to promote community forestry, which emerged at very different moments i...
Colchester, M.
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Apte, T.
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Laforge, M.
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Mandondo, A.
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Pathak, N.
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[Cerrando la Brech: comunidades, bosques y redes internacionales]
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Cerrando la Brech: comunidades, bosques y redes internacionales
Most of the world’s population that derives their livelihoods or part of their livelihoods from forests are out of the information loop. Exclusion of public users of natural resources from access to scientific research results is not an oversight; it is a systemic problem that has costly ramifica...
Shanley, P.
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López, C.
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[Out of the loop: Why research rarely reaches policy makers and the public and what can be done]
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Out of the loop: Why research rarely reaches policy makers and the public and what can be done
Maru, Joyce
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MacMillan, Susan
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Njiru, Muthoni
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Lore, Tezira A.
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Mwangi, A.
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[Presenting your message with confidence and impact]
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Presenting your message with confidence and impact
International Water Management Institute
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[IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development]
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IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development