Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management (SANREM)

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Are direct payments for environmental services spelling doom for sustainable forest management in the tropics?

Abstract: Over the past several decades, significant donor funding has been directed to sustainable forest management in the tropics, in the hope of combining forest conservation […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): S. Wunder
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Diseno metodologico para la Evaluacion y Monitoreo de la Biodiversidad en las microcuencas hidrograficas de los rios Illangama y Alumbre de la provincia de Bolivar

Spanish version of SANREM guidelines for monitoring biodiversity in highlands in Ecuador.

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): A.C. Chavez; J.C. Lopez; D.S. Pena
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Trees and trade-offs: Perceptions of eucalyptus and native trees in Ecuadorian highland communities

This eighth chapter examines historic and current processes for forest management in the Ecuadorian highlands. In Cotacachi, eucalyptus plantations have become increasingly important as an alternative […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): A.D. Carse
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Why is the earth tired? A comparative analysis of agricultural change and intervention in Northern Ecuador

Chapter 17 provides a historical agro-ecology analysis that aims to better understand local perceptions of declining agricultural production and attempts to uncover potential causes of this […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): B.C. Campbell
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Environmental Markets: Opportunities and risks for business

Table of Contents: I. Executive Summary II. Introduction: The Business of Environmental Services III. Background: The Science of Environmental Services IV. Risks Associated with Engagement V. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Community capitals: Poverty reduction and rural development in dry areas

The lack of water in communities in arid lands is often related to the mal-distribution or absence of other resources. In the past, many communities responded […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): C.B. Flora; A. Thiboumery
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Wildlife conservation in Amboseli, Kenya: Paying for nonuse values

Abstract: Traditional grazing grounds near Amboseli National Park (Kenya) are rapidly converted to cropland – a process that closes important wildlife corridors. We explore the scope […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): E.H. Bulte; R.B. Boone; R. Stringer; P.K. Thornton
  • Type of Document: Research Report