Local resolution of watershed management trade-offs: The case of Cotacachi
Abstract: Economists have developed various techniques for evaluating natural resources in the absence of price signals, including what is known as contingent valuation (CV). This methodology […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): F. Rodriguez; D. Southgate
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Community-based water monitoring in Cotacachi
This chapter discusses some of the main ramifications of Cotacachi’s unsafe and unreliable water supply. In particular, water is a public health issue, becoming a primary […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): S.S. Ruiz-Cordova; B.L. Duncan; W. Deustch; N. Gomez
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Lowland irrigation practices benefit upland farms
The recent expansion of lowland irrigation practices in the Philippines has highlighted the economic and environmental ties between lowland and upland farms. Increased lowland production is […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Modeling tool improves watershed analysis
SANREM CRSP researchers have developed an economic model that provides policy makers with a tool to measure potential successes and failures of proposed economic reforms. Using […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
SANREM CRSP News, March 2006
Table of Contents: Program Director’s message Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium, May 31-June 2, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic SANREM CRSP Annual Meeting, April 18-20, 2006, Blacksburg, […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Newsletter
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
SANREM CRSP News, September 2006
Table of Contents: Program Director’s Message 2007 Annual Meeting Dates to Remember Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium 2006 Annual Meeting Maria Elisa Christie – SANREM Gender […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Newsletter
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Subsistence farmers move into the market
Improved transportation and communication infrastructure have increased market access for farmers in the Philippines. This increased exposure has resulted in a shift from traditional subsistence farming […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Understanding alternatives to forest use in Malawi
Over-reliance on forest resources for household income negatively impacts forest ecosystems and the long-term economic stability of low-income households in Malawi. In order to develop economic […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Climate change: Why worry?
Abstract: This presentation reviewed the current state of knowledge related to anthropogenically forced global climate change and projections from climate model simulations performed for the IPCC […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): A. Seth
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The story of sustainable cocoa: Reducing poverty, improving lives, protecting the environment one chocolate bar at a time
Powerpoint presentation.
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): H. Shapiro
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
