Problems associated with the sale of timber in the buffer zone of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve
The State model for import substitution industry favored the growth of the industrial sector as the driving force behind economic development. The role assigned to the […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Jara
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The community forest network: A tool for strengthening community capacity
Small, independent loggers tend to be characterized by low levels of organization, their inherent disadvantages when dealing with middlemen and the timber industry, and their lack […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Jara
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Developing markets for water services from forests: Issues and lessons for innovators
(Excerpt from Introduction): The purpose of this paper is to help forest owners, policymakers, and investors assess the feasibility of developing markets or other financial incentive […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): N. Johnson; A. White; D. Perrot-Maitre
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Sustainable Use of Land and Resources: SANREM CRSP 2000 Annual Report
This document describes the progress of the SANREM CRSP for the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001. Excerpt: Sustainable development articulates solutions that are […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): K. Cason (ed.)
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
Creating space for interactive participation of grassroots organizations in research and devolved management of critical resources towards conservation and development: Emerging lessons and issues from Lantapan
Abstract: This paper describes a strategy that draws its strength from training and participatory research approaches and methodologies not only to increase income and food flows, […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): S. Koffa
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Grassroots empowerment and sustainability in the management of critical natural resources: The Agroforestry Tree Seed Association of Lantapan
The strategy that was implemented involved continuous interaction between researchers and farmers during the identification, testing and extension of agroforestry technologies. This enabled us to establish […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): S. Koffa; D. Garrity
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Economic analysis of environmental benefits of integrated pest management: A Philippine case study
Abstract: Health and environmental concerns associated with pesticide use have motivated the development of integrated pest management(IPM) programs around the world. Little empirical work has been […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): L.C.M. Cuyno; G.W. Norton; A. Rola
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Multi-temporal classification of land cover using Landsat7 imagery in Madiama, Mali
Abstract: Multi-temporal imagery from the Landsat7 satellite (ETM+) was classified using unsupervised and supervised techniques to develop a land use / land cover map of the […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Bertelsen; C. Heatwole; K. Moore; O. Badini
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Incidence of community land fragmentation in conservation and development: The Ecuadorian case
Current socio-economic conditions in Ecuador are characterized by a series of contradictions which directly affect the quality of life of the population and seriously threaten the […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Feijoo
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Ecotourism: Funding conservation programs through entrance fees. The case of the Galapagos National Park
This study tries to answer the following question: are visitors to national parks willing to pay higher entrance fees if they are told the money collected […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): K. Machado
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
