As this study documents, the charcoal industry is one of the largest in Malawi; if the product was exported, the annual foreign exchange income to the country would fall somewhere between that of tea and sugar. Charcoal is therefore a product with a very large domestic market, yet whose production is treated variously as either non-existent or illegal. The question that we hope this report stimulates as the core of a lively debate among government officials, parliamentarians, interested parties and the general public is simple: "How do we want to produce this product to meet market demand in a better manner?"

This report shares field experience and lessons in developing incentive-based mechanisms for watershed protection services and improved livelihoods at micro- and macro-scales at three locations in Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The process, progress and problems in the three sites, and the initial findings, are presented. Key lessons are discussed and specific recommendations made.

Indonesia, like many countries, faces growing problems with water. Concerns include floods, low dry-season flows, sedimentation, contamination from run-off, and rising demand among competing end-users.

The reliability of water supply in the Caribbean varies between islands, but it is consistently the poor who receive the worst service. The problem is compounded by widespread soil erosion throughout the Caribbean, which has major impacts on the quality of water supply and watershed fertility.

This study was carried out by the Helvetas Mali development programme whose aim was to improve relations between farmers and herders in a context of pressure on natural resources and growing competition over their use in the regions of Kaarta and Fuladugu, Mali. The Pastoral Charter and other legal frameworks are discussed, as well as mechanisms for conflict resolution and participation.

Cette étude se situe dans le cadre du programme de coopération de Helvetas Mali, qui vise à améliorer les relations entre agriculteurs et éleveurs. Ce dossier est le résultat d’une recherche effectuée dans les régions du Kaarta et du Fuladugu au Mali sur la gestion des ressources naturelles (GRN) et les conflits liés à leur utilisation.

This CD Rom includes the following titles: Governance and Land Relations. A Review of Decentralisation of Land Administration and Management in Africa by Liz Alden Wily Land Tenure and Administration in Africa: Lessons of Experience and Emerging Issues Lorenzo Cotula, Camilla Toulmin, Ced Hesse Making Land Rights More Secure: International workshop for researchers and policy makers. Ougadougou, 19-21 March 2002

In recent years, the "Botswana model" of rangeland policy has been heralded by many as a successful example of government intervention to improve the performance of the livestock sector. The simplicity of the theoretical assumptions underpinning the "model" (the so-called "tragedy of the commons" theory) and of the policy implications that it entails (privatisation of common rangelands), make Botswana’s experience an appealing example for policy makers and donor agencies alike across Africa.

Are natural resources in the Sahel under threat? There is widespread concern that current management practices, conflict and competition jeopardise the future of natural resources. But this case study shows how growing awareness of pressure on grazing and farming land and how increasing conflicts between different user groups drove local actors to take steps to regulate access and use of these resources.

Are natural resources in the Sahel under threat? There is widespread concern that current management practices, conflict and competition jeopardise the future of natural resources. But this case study shows how growing awareness of pressure on grazing and farming land and how increasing conflicts between different user groups drove local actors to take steps to regulate access and use of these resources.

This book is designed to support professionals and people at large who both wish to understand collaborative management processes better and develop and enhance them in practice.  

Drylands Issue Paper 116 As important natural resource users, women are affected by and involved in natural resource (NR) conflicts, but, researchers and practitioners of conflict management have largely neglected the gender dimension. The situation is starting to change and this paper describes the experience of a participatory process to facilitate the integration of gender in NR conflict management institutions in northern Mali.

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