scholarly journals Farmers and Pastoralists Participation in the Elaboration and Implementation of Sustainable Agro-pastoral Resources Management Plans in Northern Benin

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Latifou Idrissou ◽  
Léonce Sacca ◽  
Hakimou Imorou ◽  
Morrisson Gouthon
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
West African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Niger River ◽  
Set Up

Benin like many other West African countries has its economy mainly based on agriculture and livestock. These activities development depend heavily on natural resources in these countries. In the extreme northern part of Benin in Karimama district, farmers and pastoralists are constrained by the presence of the W park and the Niger river that occupy most of the grazing and arable lands. In order to sustainably manage these resources, the district and the W park management authorities decided to set up these resources’ management plans. This study investigated the involvement of farmers and pastoralists in the elaboration and implementation of the agro-pastoral resources management plans for their sustainable use. Therefore, 40 farmers and 40 pastoralists randomly selected in two villages of the Karimama district and several authorities were surveyed. Results show that both farmers and pastoralists recognized that Karimama district still has agro-pastoral resources for farming and livestock. However, they mostly stressed that they were not sufficiently involved neither in the elaboration nor in the implementation of their management plans. They also perceived negatively the plans set up because according to them beside their low implication, the facilities necessary for a good management of the buffer zones of the park and the Birds Island are not put in place, they are still unfairly arrested and fined and the areas delimitated for their activities is insufficient for them. The study concludes that the main challenge in the elaboration and implementation of agro-pastoral resources management plans is the genuine involvement of the different stakeholder categories in the process.

Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification in West African Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Mesut YILMAZ ◽  
Yessengali OSKENBAYEV
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
West African ◽  
Dutch Disease ◽  
Trade Theory ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Windfall Gain ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
History Of ◽  
Set Up

<p>In the history of modern trade theory, the capitalized countries set up ridiculous pretensions as specialization for being an industrialized country. Thus, well-know words according to their idea is “Africa has a strong comparative advantage in natural resources, so, they should specialize on them.” But today, new theories on over-specialization are to keep away commodity dependent countries from specialization. As mentioned above, there are many new concepts which are not available for Africa continent. In this article, new concepts such as Natural Curse Arguments (paradox of plenty), Dutch Disease, Immiserising Growth, windfall gain argument and over-specialization were discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Molecular Characterization of Circulating DENV-2 During Outbreak in Northern Senegal, Rosso 2018

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idrissa Dieng ◽  
Mignane Ndiaye ◽  
Marie Henriette Ndione ◽  
Safietou Sankhe ◽  
Moussa Moïse Diagne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Infection ◽  
West African ◽  
Full Genome Sequencing ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
The North ◽  
Virus Incidence ◽  
Sporadic Cases ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level

Globally 390 millions of people are at risk of dengue infection; over the past 50 years the virus incidence increased thirty-fold. In Senegal, an unprecedented occurrence of outbreaks and sporadic cases was noticed since 2017. In October 2018 an outbreak of DENV-2 was reported in Rosso area in the north of Senegal at the border with Mauritania. Out of the 187 blood specimen samples collected, 27 were positives by qRT-PCR and 8 were serologically positive for DENV IgM. Serotyping using qRT-PCR reveals that isolates were positive for DENV-2. A subset of DENV-2 positives samples was selected and subjected to full genome sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis. Analysis of 06 nearly completed genome sequences (n= 6) revealed that isolates belong to the cosmopolitan genotype and are closely related to the Mauritanian strains detected between 2017 and 2018 and those detected in many West African countries such as Burkina Faso or Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire. Our results suggest a transboundary circulation of the DENV-2 cosmopolitan genotype between Senegal and Mauritania and call for a need of coordinated surveillance of arboviruses between these two countries. Interestingly, high level of homology between West African isolates highlights endemicity and call for a set-up of sub-regional viral genomic surveillance which will lead to a better understanding of viral dynamic, transmission and spread across Africa.

scholarly journals On the Role of Perception: Understanding Stakeholders’ Collaboration in Natural Resources Management through the Evolutionary Theory of Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3564
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
Hugo M. Ballesteros ◽  
Helena Martínez-Cabrera ◽  
Raúl Vilela ◽  
María Grazia Pennino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Evolutionary Theory ◽  
Natural Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Complex Scenario ◽  
Lock In

Natural resources management deals with highly complex socioecological systems. This complexity raises a conundrum, since wide-ranging knowledge from different sources and types is needed, but at the same time none of these types of knowledge is able by itself to provide the basis for a viable productive system, and mismatches between the two of them are common. Therefore, a growing body of literature has examined the integration of different types of knowledge in fisheries management. In this paper, we aim to contribute to this ongoing debate by integrating the evolutionary theory of innovation—and specifically the concept of proximity—and the theory of perception. We set up a theoretical framework that is able to explain not only why the different types of knowledge differ, but also why they should differ and why this divergence is useful to develop fisheries management. This framework is illustrated through a well-known complex scenario, as was the implementation of the Landing Obligation (LO) in Europe. We conclude that diversity (distance) between types of knowledge is essential for interactive learning, innovation, the incorporation of new ideas or to avoid lock-in, etc. At the same time, cognitive, institutional, geographical, etc. proximity is needed for effective communication, participation and dialogue.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN PACHAIMALAI HILLS, EASTERN GHATS, TAMIL NADU

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Saravanakumar K
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Natural Resources Management ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
North West

Pachaimalais situated at the North West border of Thiruchirapalli District, the Pachaimalais (Green Hills) extend into the Salem District (Attur Pachaimalai). The traditional communities (Malayalis) derive both their socio-cultural and spiritual identity from land and forest for which a dynamic body of traditional knowledge were evolved to sustain and manage the natural resources. Looking to the importance of this dynamics, an attempt has been made to explore the knowledge and practices pertaining to livestock and natural resources management governed by traditional knowledge. To achieve the objective, the livestock owners from different ethnoculture from different villages of Pachaimalai hills, Tamilnadu were selected purposively. Various ethnographic tools, conventional methods like personal interview and participatory tools were adopted to explore and interpret the data. A range of locally available plant and other materials are widely used for curing many diseases and ailments of livestock. The indigenous biodiversity including local grasses, shrubs and trees are dynamically associated with local feeds, forages and are over all part of natural resources management of livestock owners. Still more preference is given to rear the local breeds of different livestock on account of their socio-cultural and spiritual compatibility resulting in conservation of biological diversity. The ecological diversities in which pasture lands are categorized in to private and common property and associated with customary rules and culture play a significant role in sustainable use, conservation and management of the natural resources.

scholarly journals Review of water energy food nexus in Africa: Morocco and South Africa as case studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Lahcen El Youssfi ◽  
Wesley Doorsamy ◽  
Adil Aghzar ◽  
Sidi Imad Cherkaoui ◽  
Ihssan Elouadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
African Continent ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Agriculture And Food

The population of the African continent is significantly increasing which has given rise to societal, economic and environmental changes. This will generate an increase in demand for food, water and energy. Thus, strategies for sustainable management of natural resources need to be adopted urgently in order to match the future needs and to ensure sustainable development on the continent. The Water Energy Food (WEF) nexus is one the avenues for studying the current and future interactions and interdependencies of the WEF sectors under different scenarios and challenges in the effort towards establishing sustainable use of natural resources. Policies around the nexus approach are few or absent at the continental and countrylevels. This paper is a first review on the adoption of the Nexus in two model African countries, Morocco and South Africa. The review compares the water, energy and food sectors and the related national policies, plans and frameworks. The data related to the WEF Nexus revealed key difficulties of availability in both countries. A comparative analysis of the situation in both countries demonstrated differences in policies relating to the WEF Nexus across the sectors: water, energy, and agriculture. Additionally, the paper explores the relevance of technology-assisted frameworks for the WEF nexus and also analyzed risks to agriculture and food security in the context of the reviewed countries.

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