Comparative growth performance of eight tropical tree species on sites of varying altitudinal gradients in Lantapan
Abstract: Introduced on sits of varying altitudes, the growth response of 21-month-old plots of Acacia mangium, Albizia lebbekoides, Eucalyptus robusta, Rucalyptus torilliana, Gmelina arborea, Paraserianthes falcataria, […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): S. Koffa; D. Garrity; M. Ngugi
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Incentives for biological conservation: Costa Rica’s Private Wildlife Refuge Program
Abstract: The alarming pace of tropical biodiversity loss requires development of innovative approaches for in situ biodiversity conservation. Incentive-based approaches have emerged as one possible option. […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): J. Langholz; J. Lassoie; J. Schelhas
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Holistic management in West Africa: A new approach to community-based natural resource management decision making and institutional development at the decentralized commune level
SANREM West Africa’s (SANREM WA) collaborative research support program seeks to improve natural resource and conflict management practices in agro-pastoral systems in West Africa’s arid and […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): M. Bertelsen
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Policy
The Landcare Approach: Enhancing community participation in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in the uplands
Introduction: Three factors are increasingly fundamental to successful natural resource management in the uplands. First, there is a need for improved land husbandry practices that enable […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): A. Mercado, Jr.; D. Garrity
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Caracterisation des sols de la commune de Madiama
Summary: L’etude de caracterisation des sites de recherche s’inscrit dans le cadre des activites du projet collaboratif SANREM (Sustainable and Natural Resource Management)/IER dont les travaux […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): O. Badini; O. Doumbia
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The peopling of Lantapan
Abstract: The study examines the demographic situation in Lantapan, Bukidnon since it became a municipality. It examines population attributes, namely, age distribution, composition, growth rate, sources […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): M. Paunlagui; V. Suminguit
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Farmer participatory research to minimize soil erosion on steepland vegetable systems in the Philippines
Soil erosion is a significant threat to agricultural productivity on sloped lands. This paper assesses a farmer participatory research project to evaluate the effectiveness of high-value […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): D. Poudel; D. Midmore; L. West
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Participatory watershed research and management: Where the shadow falls
This paper evaluates the popular trend in development to adhere to a participatory watershed approach, which is viewed as providing an effective holistic methodology for addressing […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): R. Rhoades
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Sustainable futures: Constracting local visions and scientific scenarios for sound community-based decision making
The purpose of this methodology is to provide decision makers (at all scales and social levels) with insights about the impact of their decisions and actions. […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): R. Rhoades
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Formation, potential and challenges of a citizen volunteer water quality monitoring group in Mindanao, Philippines
The objectives of this work were to facilitate the development of water quality and watershed assessments by local communities, and to provide physicochemical data that could […]
- Date of Publication: 2000
- Author(s): W. Deutsch; J. Orprecio
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management