Policy

Encuesta nacional de comunidades forestales en Mexico

This survey form was developed by the SANREM-Mexico team to be used in a national survey of forest-dependent communities. INDICE: 1. Datos Generales 2. Caracteristicas Generales […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): L. Merino; A.E. Martinez; A. Arias; A. Garcia
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Exclusion, poverty and inequality in decentralized Kenyan forests: Bridging the divide

Women’s contributions are essential to the functioning of Kenya’s economy. However, because women’s contributions are not valued in the same way as men’s, women consistently find […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): E. Obonyo; P. Ongugo; J. Mogoi; J. Njuguna
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

SANREM CRSP project: Kakamega site report

Summary: Site report for the SANREM Kakamega study site in Kenya.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): P. Ongugo; E. Obonyo; V. Oeba; J. Mogoi; D. Omedo
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Internal human conflicts, forest conservation and sustainable development: The case of 5 forests in Kenya

Findings of ongoing studies of Mount Elgon (a SANREM site), Eburru, Mau, Tugen and Gathiuru (Mt. Kenya) forests, which have witnessed a wave of internal displacement […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): P. Ongugo; J. Mogoi; J. Njuguna
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Security of tenure in natural resource management: An insight into property rights in Kenya

Abstract for a paper exploring the development of Kenya’s property rights system and its effects on both forest and people.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): P.O. Ongugo; E. Obonyo; J. Mogoi; J. Njuguna
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Going beyond panaceas

This feature provides an Overview of the propensity of the panacea approach to resource governance to fail. This article gives analysis and evidence as to why […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): E. Ostrom; M.A. Janssen; J.M. Anderies
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Input choices in agriculture: Is there a gender bias?

This study analyzes the effect of child gender on the use of agricultural inputs in rural India. Results indicate that households with boys use fertilizers, irrigation […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): P. Bhagowalia; S. Chen; G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Short-term investments in agriculture: Is there a gender bias?

Abstract: Most developing countries strive to improve agricultural productivity by relaxing credit constraints, supplying better inputs, improving marketing and distribution. However the efficacy of these reforms […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): P. Bhagowalia; S. Chen; G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

The role of pest management techniques in Indonesian cocoa production

In the tropics, pest infestation is often a major constraint to agricultural production. Moreover, research earmarked for pest control and pest knowledge is minimal compared to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): J. Perdew; G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Media

Surviving Vietnam’s coffee boom and bust

SANREM CRSP researchers Dang Thanh Ha of Vietnam’s Nong Lam University and Gerald Shively of Purdue University examined small farmers’ responses to the boom and bust […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): SANREM CRSP
  • Type of Document: Research Brief