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1 Byg, A.; Novo, P.; Dinato, M.; Moges, A.; Tefera, T.; Balana, Bedru; Woldeamanuel, T.; Black, H. 2017. Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia. Forest Policy and Economics, 84:112-119. (Special issue: Forest, Food, and Livelihoods). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.06.002]
Ecosystem services ; Reforestation ; Projects ; Trees ; Soil fertility ; Erosion ; Nature conservation ; Environmental protection ; Strategies ; Local communities ; Attitudes ; Living standards ; Wild animals ; Warthogs / Ethiopia / Halaba / Laygnaw Arsho / Assore / Andegna Choroko
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048337)
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Conservation projects have often been criticised for creating global benefits while causing negative impacts on local livelihoods. Ecosystem services approaches have been seen as one way to change this by focussing explicitly on maintaining ecosystems for human well-being of stakeholders at various scales. However, ecosystem services approaches have often ignored trade-offs between groups of people and issues of power and do not automatically lead to better outcomes in terms of human well-being. Here we report on a study on the impacts of reforestation projects with an explicit focus on human well-being in three communities in southern Ethiopia. We investigated the distribution of services and disservices from reforestation using qualitative methods. Results showed that the services and disservices from reforestation were distributed unequally across space and wealth groups resulting in widespread dissatisfaction with existing reforestation projects despite the explicit focus on human benefits. To improve outcomes of reforestation it is necessary to acknowledge and manage disservices adaptively, include issues of power and make trade-offs transparent.
2 Smith, J.; Nayak, D.; Datta, A.; Narkhede, W. N.; Albanito, F.; Balana, Bedru; Bandyopadhyay, S. K.; Black, H.; Boke, S.; Brand, A.; Byg, A.; Dinato, M.; Habte, M.; Hallett, P. D.; Lemma, T.; Mekuria, Wolde; Moges, A.; Muluneh, A.; Novo, P.; Rivington, M.; Tefera, T.; Vanni, E. M.; Yakob, G.; Phimister, E. 2020. A systems model describing the impact of organic resource use on farming households in low to middle income countries. Agricultural Systems, 184:102895. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102895]
Soil organic matter ; Organic fertilizers ; Models ; Soil water content ; Crop production ; Animal production ; Water use ; Energy consumption ; Fuels ; Carbon sequestration ; Nitrogen fertilizers ; Soil fertility ; Crop yield ; Household income ; Farmers ; Labour ; Living standards / India / Maharashtra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049939)
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We present a new systems model that encompasses both environmental and socioeconomic outcomes to simulate impacts of organic resource use on livelihoods of smallholder farmers in low to middle income countries. It includes impacts on soils, which in many countries are degrading with long term loss of organic matter. Many farmers have easy access to animal manures that could be used to increase soil organic matter, but this precious resource is often diverted to other purposes, such as fuels, also resulting in loss of the nutrients needed for crop production. This model simulates impacts of different management options on soil organic matter turnover, availability of water and nutrients, crop and animal production, water and energy use, labour requirements and household income and expenditure. An evaluation and example application from India are presented and used to illustrate the importance of considering the whole farm system when developing recommendations to help farmers improve their soils.
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