Tag: natural resources

• Challenges for a viable decentralisation process in rural Burkina Faso

  Abstract: This KIT bulletin considers the opportunities and risks that rural decentralization presents to the management of land and natural resources, particularly by groups with the least political muscle. Author(s): Bagré, Alain Sidpassamdé; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Baltissen, Gerard Source(s): , Bulletin / Royal tropical institute; 356 64 p., ill., maps, tabs, 24 cm Bulletin /…

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  January 1, 2003

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• Commerce, Kings and local government in Uganda : decentralizing natural resources to consolidate the central state

  Abstract: This study explores the decentralization of forest management powers in Uganda in order to determine the extent to which powers have shifted to popularly elected and downwardly accountable local governments. The experience of decentralization in Uganda’s forestry sector is highly uneven. Author(s): Muhereza, Frank Emmanuel Source(s): , Environmental governance in Africa working papers; 8…

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  community participation, decentralization in government, environmental management, forest management, forestry, Governance, illegality, natural resources, natural resources policy, privatization, Uganda

• Allocation of government authority and responsibility in tiered governance systems : the case of environment-related laws in Zimbabwe

  Abstract: The political economy of the allocation of legal powers over natural resource management between the Zimbabwean State, rural district councils and local communities is examined with special attention to citizen empowerment. Author(s): Mandondo, Alois; Mapedza, Everisto Source(s): , Environmental governance in Africa working papers; 11 iv, 27 p Environmental governance in Africa working papers…

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  civil society, community participation, decentralization in government, Empowerment, environmental law, environmental management, Governance, legislation, Local Government, natural resources, natural resources development, zimbabwe

• Decentralization, politics, and environment in Uganda

  Abstract: The main environmental issues in the decentralization reforms of Uganda with regard to natural resources management (NRM) are identified, including the lack of devolution of powers over NRM and the failure of local governments to exercise their limited powers. Author(s): Bazaara, Nyangabyaki Source(s): , Environmental governance in Africa working paper series; 7 iv, 39…

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  community participation, comparative analysis, decentralization in government, environmental management, Governance, laws and regulations, Local Government, natural resources, natural resources policy, Uganda

• Decentralization and wildlife management : devolving rights or shedding responsibility? : Bwindi impenetrable national park, Uganda

  Abstract: The roles of local institutions involved in natural resource management under the community conservation approach to protected area management around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda are analysed with special emphasis on effective local participation and empowerment. Author(s): Namara, Agrippinah; Nsabagasani, Xavier Source(s): , Environmental governance in Africa working papers; 9 iv, 43 p.,…

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  community participation, decentralization in government, environmental management, Governance, national parks and reserves, natural resources, natural resources policy, Uganda, wildlife conservation

• Devolution as a threat to democratic decision-making in forestry? : findings from three states in India

  Abstract: The conflict between the state devolution policy of Joint Forest Management and the exercise of democratic local control over forest management in India is examined with regard to livelihood and forest quality improvement. Author(s): Sarin, Madhu; Singh, Neera M.; Sundar, Nandini; Bhogal, Ranu K. Source(s): , Working paper / Overseas development institute (ODI); 197…

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  community participation, decentralization in government, decision-making, environmental management, forest management, forest policy, India, madhya pradesh, natural resources, natural resources policy, orissa, panchayat, popular participation, poverty alleviation, state governments, uttarakhand

• Managing natural resources for sustainable livelihoods : uniting science and praticipation

  Abstract: Shows how management of local resources can be done best by the local community for the local community. Presents successful new approaches to collective decision-making and principles of good practice. Covers common property, protected areas, forests, soil and water management. Author(s): Pound, Barry Source(s): , xx, 252 p., ill., graphs, tabs Published: 2003 Earthscan…

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  agricultural land, community organization, community participation, environmental management, natural resources

• Governing the commons : the evolution of institutions for collective action

  Abstract: [PARTIAL PREVIEW] In this pioneering book Elinor Ostrom tackles one of the most enduring and contentious questions of positive polical economy, whether and how the exploration of common-pool resources can be organized in a way that avoids both excessive consumption and administrative cost. Author(s): Ostrom, Elinor Source(s): , xviii, 281 p., ill. repr Published:…

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  community organization, environmental management, institutional infrastructure, natural resources, nature conservation, Public administration

• Soutenir la mise en oeuvre de la décentralisation en milieu rural au Mali

  Abstract: Author(s): Cissé, Augustin Source(s): , 2 vols, ill., 30 cm Published: 2003 Institut royal des tropiques (KIT), Amsterdam (French ISBN/ISSN: 90-6832-147-1/ Link: http://www.kit.nl/smartsite.shtml?id=SINGLEPUBLICATION&ItemID=1032

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  Capacity Building, civil society, community participation, decentralization in government, environmental management, Local Government, mali, manuals, natural resources, Public Sector, rural development, training programmes

• Enjeux et viabilité des communes rurales au Burkina Faso

  Abstract: This Bulletin focuses on access to land and natural resources, particularly by groups with the least political muscle, and considers the opportunities and risks that rural decentralisation poses for management of these resources at the local level in Burkina Faso and elsewhere in West Africa. Author(s): Bagré, Alain S.; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Baltissen, Gerard…

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  burkina faso, community participation, decentralization in government, farming systems, Governance, living conditions, Local Government, natural resources, rural areas, rural development, west africa