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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222204603321

Autore

Tyler Stephen R

Titolo

Comanagement of natural resources : local learning for poverty reduction / / by Stephen R. Tyler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa [Ont.], : International Development Research Centre, 2006

ISBN

1-280-71846-3

9786610718467

1-55250-346-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Collana

In focus Comanagement of natural resources

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Natural resources - Co-management - Developing countries

Conservation of natural resources - Developing countries

Conflict management - Developing countries

Sustainable development - Developing countries

Rural development - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued also in French under title: La cogestion des ressources naturelles.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part 1. The Issues and Research Context; Part 2. Research for Comanagement; Part 3. Experiences from the Field; Part 4. Outcomes, Lessons, and Challenges; Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms; Appendix 2. Sources and Resources;

Sommario/riassunto

The developing world's poorest people live in marginal, often harsh rural environments. The natural resource base tends to be fragile and highly vulnerable to over exploitation. Yet these rural people depend directly on access to the food, forage, fuel, fibre, water, medicines, and building materials provided by local ecosystems. What types of natural resource management (NRM) can improve the livelihoods of these poor people while protecting or enhancing the natural resource base they depend on? New approaches to NRM are needed – ones that move beyond the earlier narrow focus on productivity (