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Vanishing Rangelands

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Reports & Research
May, 2012
Tanzania

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the size of the range lost to other forms of land uses. This will support the argument that it is time to reconsider the pastoralists sector as a legitimate mode of production in the country which, like other sectors, deserve due priority.


Application of Fiscal Instruments in Land Management

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Reports & Research
April, 2012
Kenya

Fiscal instruments are tools that governments use to manage revenue and expenditure and therefore influence the growth (or stability) of the various sectors of the economy. Government revenue is derived primarily through taxation. In Kenya, land taxation has contributed less than 1% of government revenue for the past three years. The Sessional Paper No.

Zero Net Land Degradation: A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20 (Summary)

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Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2012
Global

“The great opportunity of the Anthropocene is that we can choose to learn the lessons of the past and steer a new course to a safer future.” Soils are the most significant nonrenewable geo-resource that we have for ensuring water, energy, and food security for present and future generations while adapting and building resilience to climatic change and shocks.

Zero Net Land Degradation: A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20 (Full Paper)

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Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2012
Global

Land is our natural ally. But the natural conditions of land and soils are not eternal, and must be protected. Soil is the most significant geo-resource we have for ensuring water, energy and food security for present and future generations. Healthy soils are also vital for building resilience and adapting to climate change.


Conflict management, decentralization, and agropastoralism in dryland West Africa

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Journal Articles & Books
April, 2012
Niger
Africa
Western Africa

This paper reports on a four-site study conducted in the Sahelian zone of Niger. The study takes a novel mixed methods approach for understanding conflict management from the perspective of rural peoples by not only describing past highly publicized conflicts but also by analyzing the steps rural peoples follow to management disagreements that arise in their everyday lives.