The authors use the example of the Buena Milpa agricultural development project to demonstrate how grassroots approaches to collective action, conflict prevention, and social-ecological resilience, linking local stakeholder dynamics to the broader institutional and governance context, can bear fruit amidst postconflict development challenges.
New paper explores how grassroots approaches to collective action and conflict prevention can increase social-ecological resilience in Guatemala
Webinar: Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed to better governance and livelihoods?
When: August 29, 11:00 AM, EST
Presenter: Steven Lawry, Director, Equal Opportunities, Gender, Justice, and Tenure, CIFOR
Community seed banks: Origins, evolution and prospects
Community seed banks first appeared towards the end of the 1980s, established with the support of international and national non-governmental organizations. A new book of the Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity series published by Earthscan in association with Bioversity International provides the first global review of their development and includes a wide range of case studies.