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Working with communities and building local institutions for sustainable land management in the Ethiopian highlands

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Title Working with communities and building local institutions for sustainable land management in the Ethiopian highlands
 
Creator Amede, Tilahun
Kassa, H.
Zeleke, G.
Shiferaw, A.
Kismu, S.
Teshome, M.
 
Subject LAND MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABILITY
 
Description Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective analysis, design, and implementation of innovations. Its importance for Ethiopia cannot be overemphasized, as land degradation threatens food security and environmental sustainability. Building on a specific case study of a project in Southern Ethiopia, the present article describes how the government and non-state agencies are collaborating to learn together while promoting improved land management practices and implementing land rehabilitation programs in communal areas and farmlands in the Ethiopian highlands. Ensuring full involvement and commitment of stakeholders at different levels, building the capacity of local institutions, and redefining the role of communities and the state in a dynamic way are essential prerequisites for success. Suggestions have also been formulated to facilitate wider adoption and scaling up of improved land management innovations.
 
Date 2010-08-26T12:29:59Z
2010-08-26T12:29:59Z
2007-02-15
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Amede, T.; Kassa, H.; Zeleke, G.; Shiferaw, A.; Kismu, S.; Teshome, M. 2007.Working with communities and building local institutions for sustainable land management in the Ethiopian highlands. Mountain Research and Development. 27(1):15-19
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2332
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Source Mountain Research and Development