Managing natural resources for sustainable livelihoods: uniting science and participation

Pound, B., Snapp, S., McDougall, C., Braun, A., (eds.) 2003. Managing natural resources for sustainable livelihoods: uniting science and participation . :[on line] URL: http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-34000-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html. London, UK, Earthscan Publications. xix, 352p. ISBN: 1-84407-026-3..

Drawing on extensive and varied case studies, this book presents innovative approaches for establishing and sustaining participation and collective decision-making in natural resource management research. It covers a wide range of natural resources – including forests and soils, water and management units such as watersheds and common property areas – and provides practical lessons from analysis and meta-analysis of cases from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It offers insights on how to make research participatory while maintaining rigour and high-quality science at various scales.