land use
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Participatory mapping in Ntcheu district, Malawi
Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali.
In recent years, large-scale agricultural investment projects have increased in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the growing appetites of local and international investors for land resources. Research has so far mainly focused on land issues, but the water implications of these land deals are starting to surface. Taking the Office du Niger (ON), in Mali, as a case study, it is shown that while around 100,000 ha is currently being cultivated, mostly by smallholders, a total of 600,000 ha of land has been allocated in the past ten years to investors in large-scale farming.
Participatory mapping in the Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya
Our forest, our decision: a survey of principles for local decision-making in Malinau
Many people want to improve the governance of forest areas, yet what is considered good governance is not necessarily self-evident or agreed upon by everyone. This study demonstrates the diversity of views held by communities and government officials in Malinau, Indonesian Borneo about what they consider to be good governance. Each group described how they thought decisions about forests should be made, including how to represent interests, allocate land rights, distribute cash benefits from forests, share information and manage forests.
Optimizing synergies between livelihoods development and forest conservation: evidence from Community Forest Enterprise Development in Peten, Guatemala.
Participatory rangeland resource mapping in Tanzania: A field manual to support planning and management in rangelands including in village land use planning
This field manual provides guidance to support, mapping, planning and management in rangelands. It is based on experiences in Tanzania, but the tools presented can be useful for other contexts too.
Paradigms and perspectives in resource management research
Options for intensification of mixed crop-livestock systems in rural communities of south-western Niger: Prospects and constraints
In semi-arid south-western Niger, climatic variability, low productivity, poverty and institutional constraints limit the scope of agricultural production to meet the rising needs of the growing human population. The integration of crop and livestock production activities has long been seen as the most promising means for intensifying agriculture and improving productivity and food security. Livestock play key roles in mediating soil fertility through excreting manure and grazing crop residues and distant pastures.