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For project managers and practitioners working to enhance land and natural resource management in developing countries, this sourcebook presents tested practices and resource management approaches for sustainable land management in line with the World Bank's Rural Strategy Reaching the Rural Poor and as part of the Millennium Development Goals relating to poverty. It provides introductions to the design of successful investments in specific areas like Africa, Vietnam, and Central America, but not detailed guidelines. It covers only three of the eight rainfed farming systems: humid and subhumid areas, highland and sloping areas, and dry areas. The final section highlights web resources and tools. Along with the World Bank, contributors include individuals from the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research and national partners from governmental and nongovernmental agencies. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Policies promoting pro-poor agricultural growth are the key to helping countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals—especially the goal of halving poverty and hunger by 2015. The public sector, private sector, and civil society organizations are working to enhance productivity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector to reduce rural poverty and sustain the natural resource base. The pathways involve participation by rural communities, science and technology, knowledge generation and further learning, capacity enhancement, and institution building. Sustainable land management (SLM)—an essential component of such policies—will help to ensure the productivity of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and hydrology. SLM will also support a range of ecosystem services on which agriculture depends.The 'Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook' provides a knowledge repository of tested practices and innovative resource management approaches that are currently being tested. The diverse menu of options represents the current state of the art of good land management practices. Section one identifies the need and scope for SLM and food production in relation to cross-sector issues such as freshwater and forest resources, regional climate and air quality, and interactions with biodiversity conservation and increasingly valuable ecosystem services. Section two categorizes the diversity of land management systems globally and the strategies for improving household livelihoods in each system type. Section three presents a range of investment notes that summarize good practice, as well as innovative activity profiles that highlight design of successful or innovative investments. Section four identifies easy-to-access, Web-based resources relevant for land and natural resource managers. The 'Sourcebook' is a living document that will be periodically updated and expanded as new material and findings become available on good land management practices.This book will be of interest to project managers and practitioners working to enhance land and natural resource management in developing countries.
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