Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management (SANREM)

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Unpacking decentralization

This presentation provides an analytical breakdown of the implications of government decentralization policies in the management of forest resources. Though first presenting the negative aspects of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): K. Andersson; J. Bauer; P. Jagger; M. Luckert; R. Meinzen-Dick; E. Mwangi; E. Ostrom
  • Type of Document: Media

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Unpacking decentralization

The term “decentralization” is applied to a wide diversity of governance arrangements around the world and has achieved positive, negative, and no results in its application […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): K.P. Andersson; J. Bauer; P. Jagger; M. Luckert; R. Meinzen-Dick; E. Mwangi; E. Ostrom
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Taking stock and charting a way forward for Payments for Ecosystem Services in Africa: A meeting of the East & Southern Africa Katoomba Group

Previous regional Katoomba meetings in Uganda (2005) and South Africa (2006) demonstrated that Africans have become increasingly interested in market-based conservation strategies, including payments for ecosystem […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Katoomba Group
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Yield response to biochar under conservation farming in Zambia

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  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): L. Gatere; R. Delve; P Hobbs; S. DeGloria; J. Lehmann
  • Type of Document: Media

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Local institutions in forest management

This policy brief discusses the impact of community organizations/capacity on successful management of natural resources, including forests. Specifically, the brief highlifghts two research sites near Mt. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): J. Mogoi; E. Obonyo; P. Ongugo
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Network framing of pest management knowledge and practice

This article explains how networks between researchers, extension agents, and farmers can help transfer technology and interconnect people in such a way that promotes the universal […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): K.M. Moore
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Cross-cutting activities: Soil quality and soil metagenomics

This presentation reports on the work of the SANREM CRSP cross-cutting activities “Assessing and Managing Soil Quality for Sustainable Agricultural Systems” and “Soil Metagenomics to Construct […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): P. Motavalli; K. Garrett
  • Type of Document: Media

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Does gender influence forest management?: Exploring cases from East Africa and Latin America

The influence of gendered relationships on access to forests and on forest sustainability remains a concern for scholars and practitioners. This paper presents a comparative study […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): E. Mwangi; R. Meinzen-Dick; Y. Sun
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Gender and forest conservation: Cases from East Africa and Latin America

This presentation discusses a cross country study on gender in community forest management. Analyzing gender participation in Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Bolivia, the research demonstrates that […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): E. Mwangi; R. Meinzen-Dick; Y. Sun; A. Banana; R. Leon; L. Merino; P. Ongugo
  • Type of Document: Media

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Sacred groves: Biodiversity conservation hotspots

This policy brief explores the significance of and pressures affecting sacred groves in Kenya. Sacred forests are celebrated for their culturally and traditionally important sites and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): P. Ongugo; J. Mogoi; E. Obonyo; T. Omenda; G. Sigu
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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