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| Scherr, Sara J.; Buck, Louise; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Jackson, Lee Ann. |
| As policy research on natural resource management (NRM) evolves, new priorities are emerging related to the strategy, design and implementation of policies to support local organizations (LOs) as managers of natural resources. However, research on policies affecting LOs is at a very early stage, with no accepted body of indicators, methodologies and conceptual approaches, and little documentation or critique of the research methods that have been used. To address this gap, and to lay the basis for a future program of comparative research, IFPRI, CIFOR and ODI co-sponsored an international workshop in October 1994, with experts from different disciplines and different resource domains. This synthesis paper highlights and further explores the discussions and... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42804 |
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| Scherr, Sara J.. |
| While there is growing appreciation for our soil re sources and the need to as sure sustain ability in their management, we do not as yet fully understand where, when, and how soil degradation affects food security; how important this problem is relative to other constraints in developing countries; and what policy and other actions to take to mitigate adverse effects of soil degradation. Until relatively recently, there has been a dearth of research on this topic, leading to uninformed dialogues and debates and leaving policymakers some what at a loss about whether and what to do to address soil degradation threats to food security. In this comprehensive paper, Sara J. Scherr lucidly explains why and when soil degradation should be of particular concern... |
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Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42277 |
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| Scherr, Sara J.; Yadav, Satya N.. |
| Among the most problematic issues considered as part of IFPRI’s 2020 Vision initiative, which seeks to develop an international consensus on how to meet future food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment, are the environmental questions. And the issues addressed in this discussion paper is particularly difficult. How is land degradation affecting the ability of farmers to produce adequate food supplies today, and what is the prognosis for the year 2020? As populations grow, farmers are forced to cultivate smaller and smaller plots, where the soil eventually becomes depleted, or they expand onto marginal lands-fragile hillsides, semi-arid areas, cleared forestland. Once these lands become damage, can they be repaired? These questions... |
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Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42280 |
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| Templeton, Scott R.; Scherr, Sara J.. |
| Concerns about harmful environmental impacts are frequently raised in research and policy debates about population growth in the hills and mountains of developing countries. Although establishing wildlife corridors and biosphere reserves is important for preserving selected biodiverse habitats, for the vast majority of hilly-mountainous lands, the major ecological concerns are for the sustainability of local production systems and for watershed integrity. What matters for sustained use of those lands not only is the number of producers but also what, where and how they produce. Indeed, comprehensive evidence from empirical research indicates that population growth in hills and mountains can lead to land enhancement, degradation, or aspects of both. The... |
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Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16110 |
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