Conservation and management of watershed and natural resources: Issues in the Philippines, the Bukidnon experience
There has been a continuing shift in the management of watershed and natural resources in the Philippines. Stakeholders such as local communities, LGUs, indigenous people, and […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): A. Sumbalan
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The Bukidnon experience in natural resource management decentralization
Abstract: The Province of Bukidnon in north-central Mindanao is the largest of Region X and the eight largest in the country sits on the 829,378 hectares […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): A. Sumbalan
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Closing the gap between natural resource management research and policy-making: Reflections from the Manupali watershed and beyond
Abstract: The search for practical solutions in arresting environmental degradation in the developing countries has been the impetus behind catalyzed the creation of development of mechanisms […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): A. Sumbalan; G. Buenavista
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Economic crisis, small farmer well being, and forest cover change in Indonesia
Abstract: Field research was conducted on 1,050 Indonesian households to understand the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the well-being of small farmers outside of […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): W. Sunderlin; A. Angelsen; D. Resosudarmo; A. Dermawan; E. Rianto
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Ethnopedology in central Mali
Abstract: Research was done on local classifications of soils and conceptions of soil fertility management in Madiama, the SANREM-Mali site. While the local typology reveals a […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): T. Crane
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Environmental assessments as community-based adaptive management tools
This paper discusses the historic role of environmental assessments and impact statements in development and conservation projects and their limited current use. The Sustainable Uses for […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): J. Tolisano
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Combinaison de l’experience regionale et de la gestion holistique pour la recherche d’alternatives d’amelioration de la fertilite du sol de la commune de Madiama
Abstract: Holistic Management provides a framework for diagnosing causes and prescribing General cures for natural resource degradation. In Madiama, holistic management exercises have identified the Nutrient […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): B. Traore; O. Samake; O. Badini
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Participatory conservation: Lessons from the PALOMAP study in the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador
The Introduction of the participatory paradigm took place on the basis of previous changes. In Ecuador, as in other Latin American countries, the state was forced […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): W. Ulfelder; S. Poats
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The use of Geographic Information Systems in planning and prioritizing actions in a biogeographical unit
Fundacion para el Desarrollo de la Cordillera Volcanica Central (FUNDECOR) is a non-governmental organization based in Costa Rica. Its geographical sphere of action is the Central […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): G. Vargas
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Building capacities for integrated conservation and development: The experience of the Small Grants Program
The Small Grants Program (SGP) is part of the Global Environment Fund. The SGP provides grants to organizations whose purpose is to resolve serious environmental problems […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): P. Velasco Andrade
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management