Looking at the landscape through local lenses: Integrating community values and variation in indicators of sustainability
This brief illustrates an innovative tool that enables researchers to elicit culturally relevant indicators, many of which are non-monetary and non-material. But it also shows how […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): V. Nazarea
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Conserving biodiversity through use: Memory banking experience
Abstract: This presentation describes the memory banking methodology, program experiences, and results within the SANREM-Andes project. Based on the belief that indigenous knowledge about plants should […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): V. Nazarea; M. Piniero
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Priorities of stakeholder decision makers
Abstract: While land users directly manage natural resources, decisions made at local, provincial, national, regional, and global levels directly and indirectly influence agriculture and natural resource […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): C. Neely
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Etude morpho-pedologique et cartographie de la Commune de Madiama, Cercle de Djenne, Mali: Rapport provisiore
Contents: Introduction I. Methodologie II. Nature Generale de la Commune (Milieu) III. Resultats References Annexes Conclusion
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): O. Badini; L. Dioni
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Farm environment, farmer knowledge and technical efficiency: An investigation among upland corn farmers in Bukidnon, Philippines
Abstract: Using a panel data (1994-1999) of upland corn farmers’ production and soil conservation practices, this paper investigates the influence of farmers’ technical and ecological knowledge […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): P. Bayacag; A. Rola
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Cost-effective conservation: A review of what works to preserve biodiversity
This article discusses different approaches to biodiversity conservation, advocating for the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of direct payments over indirect payments. It is important to consider not […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): P.J. Ferraro; R.D. Simpson
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Demographic development of Lantapan
This chapter reports on the demographic situation in Lantapan since it became a municipality. It examines population attributes such as age distribution and composition, growth rate, […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): M. Paunlagui; V. Suminguit
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Case studies of markets and innovative financial mechanisms for water services from forests
Excerpt from Introduction: This paper has been written to examine existing markets and financial mechanisms that are being used to provide hydrological services from watersheds and […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): D. Perrot-Maitre; P. Davis
- Type of Document: Research Report
Managing Natural Resources Locally: An Overview of Innovations and Ten Initial Steps for Local Governments
This publication reports on the devolution and growth in community-based resource that is taking place in the Philippines. The authors suggest effective, innovative approaches for enabling […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): E. Queblatin; D. Catacutan; D. Garrity
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Biological monitoring: A key tool in integrated conservation and development projects
One recent study of areas with high levels of biodiversity identified ten hotspots distributed over a mere 0.2 percent of the earth’s land surface (Myers 1988). […]
- Date of Publication: 2001
- Author(s): R. Alarcon
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management