Past attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the dev...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Greiling, J.
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Gopalan, H.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mares, V.
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McDermott, John J.
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Odiit, M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa]
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Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa
Sustainable resource management is the critical agricultural research and development challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The accumulated knowledge on soil management gathered over the last 10 years, combined with solid crop improvement and plant health research at farmers’ level, has brought us to ...
Sanginga, Nteranya
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Asafo-Adjei, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Schulz, S.
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Singh, B.B.
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Chikoye, D.
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Keatinge, D.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.]
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Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.
Extensive areas of the Congo Basin forest are allocated to timber concessionaires. These forests also harbour and support village populations, including indigenous Baka people, who depend on forest foods obtained directly from trees (fruits, oils and caterpillars). Most food-producing tree specie...
Tieguhong, J.C.
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Snook, L.K.
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Taedoumg, H.
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Maukonen, P.
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Tchatat, M.
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Loo, J.
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Tchingsabe, O.
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Noutcheu, R.
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Iponga, D.M.
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Kahindo, J.M.
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Muvatsi, P.
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Yobo, C.M.
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Tutu, S.
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Ngoye, A.
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[Beyond timber: balancing demands for tree resources between concessionaires and villagers]
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Beyond timber: balancing demands for tree resources between concessionaires and villagers
Adaptive management has become increasingly common where natural resource managers face complex and uncertain conditions. The collaboration required among managers and others to do adaptive management, however, is not always easy to achieve. We describe efforts to work with villagers and governme...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Iwan, R.
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Limberg, G.
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Moeliono, M.
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Rhee, S.
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Sudana, M.
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[Facilitating cooperation during times of chaos: spontaneous orders and muddling through in Malinau]
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Facilitating cooperation during times of chaos: spontaneous orders and muddling through in Malinau
We survey and evaluate selected participatory tools that have been proven effective in natural resources management and research during our extensive experience with forest communities. We first establish a framework for our analysis by identifying a set of criteria for evaluating each tool. Next...
Lynam, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kusumanto, T.
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Evans, K.
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[A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management]
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A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management
This paper tells the story of trade-off between hydropower and irrigation and its implications for groundwater use in Syrdarya basin in Central Asia. With the independence of the central Asian republics, this trade-off has become a transboundary issue. Efforts to coordinate bilateral action using...
Karimov, Akmal A.
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Giordano, Mark
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Borisov, Vecheslav
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Djumanov, Jamol
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[Of transboundary basins, integrated water resources management (IWRM) and second best solutions: the case of groundwater banking in Central Asia]
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Of transboundary basins, integrated water resources management (IWRM) and second best solutions: the case of groundwater banking in Central Asia
This article examines social conditions in a bay experiencing population growth, gear conflict, overfishing, and general resource declince. Sample surveys of fishing households caried out in 1980 and 1993 in nine villages of San Miguel Bay reveal patterns of continuity and change. The key continu...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Resource decline and adaptation through time: fishers in San Miguel Bay, Philippines 1980-1993]
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Resource decline and adaptation through time: fishers in San Miguel Bay, Philippines 1980-1993
In the fields of environmental governance and biodiversity conservation, there is a growing awareness that gender has an influence on resource use and management. Several studies argue that empowering women in resource governance can lead to beneficial outcomes for resource sustainability and bio...
Leisher, C.
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Temsah, G.
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Booker, F.
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Day, M.
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Agarwal, B.
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Matthews, E.
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Roe, D.
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Russell, D.
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Samberg, L.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Wilkie, D.
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[Does the gender composition of forest and fishery management groups affect resource governance and conservation outcomes: A systematic map protocol]
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Does the gender composition of forest and fishery management groups affect resource governance and conservation outcomes: A systematic map protocol
The paper first discusses the need for moving from disciplinary to transdisciplinary research in addressing problems of human development and environmental management. Then the experience of a research project in highland Ethiopia is described. This started with disciplinary research and componen...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Li-Pun, H.
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[Towards transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: A project in Ethiopia]
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Towards transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: A project in Ethiopia
Nutrient flux and balance studies are valuable tools to assess the sustainability of agro-ecosystems and potential consequences for agricultural productivity. This paper presents results from a study at the field/farm scale representing mixed farming systems typical for the East African Highlands...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Priess, J.A.
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Veldkamp, E.
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Lesschen, J.P.
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[Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources]
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Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources