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Assessing the Impact of Integrated Natural Resource Management: Challenges and Experiences

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dc.contributor.author Gottret, Maria Veronica en_US
dc.contributor.author White, Douglas C. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-07-31T14:52:35Z
dc.date.available 2009-07-31T14:52:35Z
dc.date.issued 2002 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2008-10-09 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2008-10-09 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2679
dc.description.abstract "Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management (INRM) research poses a challenge to scientists. The complexity of INRM interventions requires a more holistic approach to impact assessment, beyond the plot and farm levels and beyond traditional analysis of economic returns. Impact assessment for INRM combines the traditional 'what' and 'where' factors of economic and environmental priorities with newer 'who' and 'how' aspects of social actors and institutions. This paper presents an analytical framework and methodology for assessing the impact of INRM. A key feature of the proposed methodology is that it starts with a detailed planning process that develops a well-defined, shared, and holistic strategy to achieve development impact. This methodology, which is known as the 'paths of development impact' methodology, includes the mapping of research outputs, intermediate outcomes, and development impacts. A central challenge is to find a balance between the use of generalizable measures that facilitate cross-site comparison and slower participatory process methods that empower local stakeholders. Sufficient funding for impact assessment and distinct stakeholder interests are also challenges. Two hillside sites in Central America and one forest margin site in Peru serve as case studies." en_US
dc.subject agriculture en_US
dc.subject resource management en_US
dc.subject monitoring and sanctioning en_US
dc.subject natural resources en_US
dc.subject sustainability en_US
dc.subject rural development en_US
dc.title Assessing the Impact of Integrated Natural Resource Management: Challenges and Experiences en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.coverage.region South America en_US
dc.coverage.region Central America & Caribbean en_US
dc.coverage.country Peru en_US
dc.subject.sector Agriculture en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Ecology and Society en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 5 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 2 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth January en_US


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