Carbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons from community-based sustainable pasture management in north-central Mali

Roncoli, Carla; Jost, Christine; Perez, Carlos A.; Moore, Keith M.; Ballo, A.; Cissé, Salmana; Ouattara, Karim

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2005.10.010

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“…Agriculture and food (Babu et al, 2000), (Badini et al, 2007), (Bakker et al, 1998), (Bontkes and van Keulen, 2003), (Bosma et al, 1999), (Brossier and Jager, 1984), (Cabanilla et al, 2005), (Delgado and McIntire, 1982), (Dijk, 1997), (Groot and Coulibaly, 1994), (Haefele et al, 2003), (Hengsdijk and van Ittersum, 2002), (Hengsdijk and van Ittersum, 2003), (Hyman, 1991), ( Jaeger and Matlon, 1990), (Kaya et al, 2000), (Kruseman and Bade, 1998), (Langyintuo et al, 2005), (Roncoli et al, 2007), (Samake´, 2003), (Staatz et al, 1989), (Van Duivenbooden, 1993), (Van Duivenbooden, 1999), (Van Duivenbooden and Veeneklaas, 1993), (Vitale and Sanders, 2005). Agriculture and food (Babu et al, 2000), (Badini et al, 2007), (Bakker et al, 1998), (Bontkes and van Keulen, 2003), (Bosma et al, 1999), (Brossier and Jager, 1984), (Cabanilla et al, 2005), (Delgado and McIntire, 1982), (Dijk, 1997), (Groot and Coulibaly, 1994), (Haefele et al, 2003), (Hengsdijk and van Ittersum, 2002), (Hengsdijk and van Ittersum, 2003), (Hyman, 1991), …”

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A bibliography of applications of operational research in West Africa

Smith¹

2008

Int Trans Operational Res

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There is considerable interest in the potential for using operational research (O.R.) in developing countries. One sign of this is the formation of new societies for O.R. scientists in countries and regions where no such society had existed. Since 2003, such societies have been formed in several parts of Africa. This paper focuses on West Africa, and presents a bibliography of papers relating to applications of O.R. in the nations of this part of the continent. The paper describes the way in which the bibliography was collated and discusses the overall picture that the list of papers presents of the state of O.R. in the 18 countries that are considered.

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Section: Malimentioning

confidence: 99%

A bibliography of applications of operational research in West Africa

Smith¹

2008

Int Trans Operational Res

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“…Fourth, pastoralists and farmers depend on the same resources, and tensions between these two groups will arise because of the scarcity of natural resources and the climatic variability of drylands. Also, socio-economic differences within producer groups may lead to internal conflict (Roncoli et al, 2007). Strong local institutions are therefore critical to reconcile the diverse needs of the community and resolve conflicts to reduce social and political unrest.…”

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“…The potential for improved land management strategies for soil carbon sequestration through community-based sustainable pasture management has been demonstrated by a project in the commune of Madiama in north-central Mali (Roncoli et al, 2007). Despite the lack of abundant natural resources, Madiama supports an array of livelihood strategies including crop production, pastoralism and aquaculture.…”

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Poverty Reduction Through Promoting Alternative Livelihoods: Implications for Marginal Drylands

Adhikari

2011

J of Intl Development

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Land degradation has become a most pressing issue in drylands. Although crop and livestock production have been the dominant sources of income, there is an increasing realisation that alternative livelihood options need to be explored to ensure both environmental and economic sustainability. This paper provides a systematic review of alternative livelihood strategies currently adopted for improving livelihood conditions of dryland dwellers in different parts of the world. Although drylands encompass a vast social and geographic terrain and represent a heterogeneous socio‐economic environment, this paper has been able to document some general lessons applicable to rural drylands for diversifying livelihood opportunities and promoting rural development while minimising the pressure from intensive land‐based activities. The paper concludes with a discussion on how international development policies can move forward in the fight against land degradation and in helping achieve poverty reduction through investments in sustainable land management and alternative livelihood strategies. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…To achieve this, we build on our review of key implementation challenges identified from forest project analyses (table 3), including land tenure and participant identification, communications between multi-level institutions/actors, local financial systems and the need for improvements in carbon-monitoring tools. Clear boundaries and property rights have been shown to be an important prerequisite for successful CB-PES forest projects and are equally important in rangelands [14,24,96,97]. However, access and ownership rights assigned to different individuals and groups are difficult to define in rangelands, making project boundaries very difficult to explicitly identify [96][97][98].…”

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“…Clear boundaries and property rights have been shown to be an important prerequisite for successful CB-PES forest projects and are equally important in rangelands [14,24,96,97]. However, access and ownership rights assigned to different individuals and groups are difficult to define in rangelands, making project boundaries very difficult to explicitly identify [96][97][98]. Land tenure in African rangelands varies from private ownership to traditional communal management and in some cases includes land leased to pastoralists [99,100].…”

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Lessons from community-based payment for ecosystem service schemes: from forests to rangelands

Dougill

Stringer

Leventon

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Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Climate finance investments and international policy are driving new community-based projects incorporating payments for ecosystem services (PES) to simultaneously store carbon and generate livelihood benefits. Most community-based PES (CB-PES) research focuses on forest areas. Rangelands, which store globally significant quantities of carbon and support many of the world's poor, have seen little CB-PES research attention, despite benefitting from several decades of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) projects. Lessons from CBNRM suggest institutional considerations are vital in underpinning the design and implementation of successful community projects. This study uses documentary analysis to explore the institutional characteristics of three African community-based forest projects that seek to deliver carbon-storage and povertyreduction benefits. Strong existing local institutions, clear land tenure, community control over land management decision-making and up-front, flexible payment schemes are found to be vital. Additionally, we undertake a global review of rangeland CBNRM literature and identify that alongside the lessons learned from forest projects, rangeland CB-PES project design requires specific consideration of project boundaries, benefit distribution, capacity building for community monitoring of carbon storage together with awareness-raising using decision-support tools to display the benefits of carbon-friendly land management. We highlight that institutional analyses must be undertaken alongside improved scientific studies of the carbon cycle to enable links to payment schemes, and for them to contribute to poverty alleviation in rangelands.

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Carbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons from community-based sustainable pasture management in north-central Mali

Cited by 26 publications

References 31 publications

A bibliography of applications of operational research in West Africa

A bibliography of applications of operational research in West Africa

Poverty Reduction Through Promoting Alternative Livelihoods: Implications for Marginal Drylands

Lessons from community-based payment for ecosystem service schemes: from forests to rangelands

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