Effective collaboration and governance processes to underpin large-scale natural resource management projects: the Australian Feral Camel Management Project experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quentin Hart ◽  
Andrew Bubb
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Operating Environment ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Management Project ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Governance Processes

The Australian Feral Camel Management Project involved a large number of diverse formal collaborators and broader stakeholders. Establishing and maintaining formal and informal collaborations was key to the success of the project. Good governance and communication processes underpin such collaboration and support the ability of projects to be flexible and to respond to unexpected changes in operating environment and/or stakeholder concerns. A priority for the project was to establish enduring relationships that would facilitate ongoing feral camel management.

scholarly journals What is a Green Economy? Review of National-Level Green Economy Policies in Cambodia and Lao PDR

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marketta Vuola ◽  
Mika Korkeakoski ◽  
Noora Vähäkari ◽  
Michael B. Dwyer ◽  
Nicholas J. Hogarth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
National Level ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
National Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Least Developed Countries

A green economy that simultaneously promotes environmental sustainability, social inclusiveness, and economic growth is expected to benefit the heavily resource-dependent least developed countries. Yet, internationally, there is very little empirically based research on how the “green development” agenda translates into natural resource management policies in the least developed countries. This paper examines the implementation of green economy policies at the national level in the energy and forestry sectors in the Lao PDR and Cambodia. Both countries have adopted green growth targets; however, in terms of natural resources management, two contradictory processes have taken place during the past decade. While there have been some initiatives to decentralize natural resource management by enhancing the role of local communities role, such as community-based forest or fishery management, the far greater trend has been the opening up of the economies of the Lao PDR and Cambodia to large-scale investments by multinational enterprises. Large-scale hydropower projects and increasing deforestation pose challenges to more sustainable natural resource management efforts. This article is based on an analysis of the national green economy strategies and expert interviews with the government, academia, private sector and international and national development organizations. Focusing on the energy and forestry sectors, but also analysing the national green economy strategies as a whole, our analysis sheds light on the choices made in the national development versus green economy strategies. While green economy thinking rests on strong state regulation, the policies are often formulated within a complex dynamic of donor and investor interests. The achievement of a green economy depends on the state; thus, it should steer investments to ecologically less harmful industries and ensure social inclusiveness in land-use decisions. Our results show, however, that implementing a green economy is far more complex. Despite the quest for synergies, at the sectoral level there are still many unaddressed trade-offs between, for example, energy sources and forms of land use.

scholarly journals Community-based natural resource management: governing the commons

Water Policy ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (S2) ◽  
pp. 83-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Fabricius ◽  
S. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Wide Range

Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) focuses on the collective management of ecosystems to promote human well-being and aims to devolve authority for ecosystem management to the local (community) level. CBNRM therefore requires strong investments in capacity development of local institutions and governance structures. CBNRM has come under strong criticism for its failures to deliver real benefits to communities. In this paper we explore the reasons for the frequent failure of CBNRM. We postulate that good governance buffers CBNRM against unexpected change, notably conflicts, especially in the early stages when income generation, infrastructure development and capacity development have not yet taken place. We assess the key characteristics of CBNRM governance systems that could perform this buffering function, using case study examples from Macubeni, Nqabara, Makuleke and Richtersveld to support our propositions. In our case studies, 11 strategies have been used to increase the incidence of success of CBNRM: understand and describe the social-ecological system; establish and communicate a clear vision; build on local organizations; plan ahead; create rules for resource use and enforce them; communicate the vision, plan and rules; develop management capacity; finance the initial stages of the initiative; work within available legal frameworks; monitor and learn all the time; and create lasting incentives. Despite these strategies there are, however, a number of obstinate implementation challenges, related to governance shortcomings and external factors which management cannot control. We therefore propose seven additional strategies to promote good governance in CBNRM: 1. Develop knowledge networks that draw on the experience and wisdom of a wide range of key individuals. 2. Establish formalised decision-making structures (e.g. multi-level project steering committees) with clear constitutions and codes of conduct. 3. Clearly define and legitimise conflict resolution procedures. 4. Ensure acceptance of the governance structure by community members. 5. Obtain formal commitment to well-defined roles and responsibilities by key individuals. 6. Establish tangible incentives to key individuals for meeting their commitments. 7. Develop the capacity for facilitation to promote communication. Local communities, government and scientists have important roles to play in maintaining these knowledge and governance networks through adaptive co-management.

scholarly journals Good governance in natural resource management: a case study from Dolpa district, Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ripu M Kunwar ◽  
Rudriksha Rai Parajuli
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Participatory Monitoring ◽  
Sustainable Natural Resource Management ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Management Participation ◽  
Financial Transactions

Present paper analyses good governance practices of community based organizations of Dolpa district in management of natural resources. Adequate participation, fund mobilization for livelihood diversification and transparent & accountable financial transactions were efficient proponents. However, participatory monitoring, post formation supports and incentives for income generation and entrepreneurship were imperative for sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods which are possible through clarifying resources, roles, responsibilities, rules and rights among stakeholders. Key words: Good governance, natural resource management, participation, livelihood, Dolpa Banko Janakari: A journal of forestry information for Nepal Vol.17(1) 2007 pp.17-24

From “Project” to “Context”: Community Based Natural Resource Management in Botswana

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry A. Swatuk
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Political Ecology ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Community Based

Community based natural resource management (CBNRM) programs presently proliferate across the Global South. In Southern Africa, CBNRM overwhelmingly focuses on wildlife conservation in areas adjacent to national parks and game reserves. The objects of these development activities are remote communities that exhibit the highest levels of poverty in the region, the consequences of which are sometimes resource degradation. CBNRM seeks to empower and enrich the lives of these communities through the active co-management of their natural resource base. Almost without exception, however, CBNRM projects have had disappointing results. Common explanations lay blame at the feet of local people who are seen to lack capacity and will, among other things. This paper contests this explanation by subjecting the particular case of Botswana to a deeper, critical political ecology analysis. Drawing on insights from Homer-Dixon regarding resource capture and ecological marginalization, and from Acharya regarding the localization of global norms, the paper argues that CBNRM is better understood as a discursive site wherein diverse actors bring unequal power/knowledge to bear in the pursuit of particular interests. In Botswana this manifests at a local level as an on-going struggle over access to land and related resources. However, given that CBNRM is supported by a wide array of international actors, forming perhaps the thin edge of a wider wedge in support of democratization, good governance and biodiversity preservation, locally empowered actors are forced to adapt their interests to the strictures of emergent structures of global governance. The outcome is a complex interplay of activities whereby CBNRM is realized but not in a form anticipated by its primary supporters.

scholarly journals Analysis of Natural Resources Management in Indonesia: Environmental Law Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Dr. Gunawan Djayaputra
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Legal Perspective ◽  
Management Policies

Natural resource management covers a wide spectrum of activities and projects because it has implications for the unity of the sub-national, national, and supranational territories in which these natural resources are managed. The purpose of this research is to investigate, analyze, and make efforts to solve problems related to natural resource management in Indonesia from an environmental law perspective. This study uses a normative and qualitative juridical approach and uses primary, secondary, and tertiary data as its sources, especially on studies of natural resource management from a legal perspective. The results of the study found that environmental law in Indonesia cannot be separated from an understanding of the development of global commitments, both those that function as guidelines (international soft law) and those that are binding (hard law) in the form of laws and regulations related to natural resource management policies in Indonesia. should be implemented consistently, measurably, and refers to the principles of good governance to maintain the continuity of functions and benefits of natural resources in Indonesia. as mandated by the 1945 Constitution.

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