Analysis of productivity and soil carbon in response to time-controlled rotational grazing in the West African Sahel region
Abstract: Preliminary data from Mali indicate that soil carbon levels are higher under pastures than croplands. Rotational grazing allowing biomass growth during periods (days or weeks) […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): O. Badini; C.O. Stöckle; J.W. Jones; R. Nelson; M. Keita
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Application of landsat data to a base-line ecological study of mangrove vegetation along the coast of Ghana
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): T.L. Coleman; A. Manu; Y.A. Twumasi
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Are traditional mountain governance principles still relevant in a global world?
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): R. Rhoades
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Asymmetric information and contract design for payments for environmental services
Abstract: In contractual relationships involving payments for environmental services, conservation buyers know less than landowners know about the costs of contractual compliance. Such asymmetric information reduces […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): P.J. Ferraro
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Asymmetric information and contract design for payments for environmental services
In contractual relationships involving payments for environmental services, conservation buyers know less than landowners know about the costs of contractual compliance. Such asymmetric information reduces the […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): P.J. Ferraro
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Investigation into the movements of cattle, sheep and goat herds through the commune of Madiama
In chapter 4, Ballo and Ouattara describe the systems of animal husbandry within and around Madiama, thereby broadening the perspective of the landscape/lifescape scale. The chapter […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): A. Ballo; A. Ouattara
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for Environmental Services in the Danube
This presentation discussed issues related to developing and promoting payments for environmental services in the Danube River Basin.
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): A. Beckmann
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Europe and Eurasia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Fostering Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in the Danube Basin: The goal: To conserve rural environments and improve rural livelihoods
This publication provides an overview of a proposed PES project in Europe’s Danube basin, describing the location, objectives and anticipated outcomes. The project emphasis is to […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): A. Beckmann; P. Gutman; T. Long
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Europe and Eurasia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Fostering Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in the Danube Basin: Why the Danube Basin and why payments for environmental services?
This publication describes the characteristics of the Danube basin and reviews the history of land use and ecological health in different parts of the basin. Several […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): A. Beckmann; P. Gutman; T. Long
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Europe and Eurasia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Institutional constraints and opportunities in developing environmental service markets: Lessons from institutional studies on RUPES in Indonesia
Summary: This report examines institutional constraints and opportunities in developing environmental service markets. It primarily draws from institutional studies on RUPES programs (Rewarding Upland Poor for […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): B. Arifin
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management