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In Brief: |
Devolving
powers such as resource management to local communities can make
a significant contribution to improving the livelihoods of rural
people. SL approaches put local priorities and perspectives at the
center of its framework and analysis.
The development of a SL framework to appropriate community work
in natural resource management is discussed by Bharat Pokharel in
the case of forestry and Jennifer Graham in coastal communities.
The
Lekgophung Tourism Lodge in South Africa shows how a community owned
tourism lodge can contribute towards optimising improvements to
livelihoods of a community residing near a remote game reserve
New
web resources include a site from the Royal Tropical Institute contains
case studies, references, tools and links on Gender and Natural
Resource Management; and a collaboration between the UNEP-World
Conservation Monitoring Centre and DFID to foster information sharing
on NRM and biodiversity.
A
video documentary "Community Forestry: The Other Side of the
Coin'' reviews the process and outcomes of the community forestry
in Nepal. Forest Action also announce the publication of their latest
journal issue on forestry and livelihoods in Nepal.
The
work of the National Council of Development Communication (NCDC)
in India, involves helping women's groups in villages acheive security
in their livelihoods.
A
paper on the Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project demonstrates how to
incorporate SL into Joint Forest Management Projects and highlights
the benefits of doing this.
MaryAnn
Brocklesby highlights a special issue of the Community Development
Journal, which examines the practice, adaptability and conceptual
importance of SLAs to community development, drawing on field experience
from the UK and developing countries.
DFID's
Forestry Research Programme announces a report of a poverty survey
in Nepal, which highlights the wider livelihoods issues for forest
and tree dependent poor people and suggests areas for intervention
and future research focus.
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