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
Use of geospatial information management as a decision support tool in land use planning: A case of Ghana
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- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): Y.A. Twumasi; A. Manu; T.L. Coleman; A. Osei
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Biodiversity conservation in Zambia: Food security looks like the answer
Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) is a novel program that promotes biodiversity conservation by helping to alleviate poverty and food insecurity. The program, which recently completed […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): M. Winter
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Payments for Environmental Services: An equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature
WWF’s approach of equitable PES, which it is developing and implementing with partners including CARE and IIED, aims to address the constraints to poverty alleviation by […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): WWF
- Type of Document: Research Report
LTRA-1: Decentralization Reforms and Property Rights
This project, working in Uganda, Kenya, Mexico, and Bolivia, sought to link policy changes with outcomes for people and the environment. Researchers focused on the role […]
- Start Date: 2005
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: LTRA-1
- Lead University: Indiana University
LTRA-2: An Agricultural Markets Model for Biodiversity Conservation
This project sought to determine the extent to which the Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) model can be economically self-sustaining and the effectiveness of the different […]
- Start Date: 2005
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: LTRA-2
- Lead University: Cornell University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management, Policy
Activity choice, labor allocation, and forest use in Malawi
We examine the determinants of activity choice affecting forest use among low-income households in Malawi. Data from three villages are used to estimate a system of […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): M.M. Fisher; G. E. Shively; S. Buccola
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
An economic evaluation of alternative soil management technologies
In chapter 12, Wyeth et al. pursue the issue of sustainability of technologies for enhancing soil fertility from economic and financial perspectives. This analysis takes into […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): P. Wyeth; B. Traore; O. Badini; M. Sidi; M. Toure; C. Brewster
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Analysis of productivity and soil carbon in response to time-controlled rotational grazing in the West African Sahel region
Abstract: Preliminary data from Mali indicate that soil carbon levels are higher under pastures than croplands. Rotational grazing allowing biomass growth during periods (days or weeks) […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): O. Badini; C.O. Stöckle; J.W. Jones; R. Nelson; M. Keita
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Application of landsat data to a base-line ecological study of mangrove vegetation along the coast of Ghana
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- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): T.L. Coleman; A. Manu; Y.A. Twumasi
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
