CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

Research Towards Integrated
Natural Resources Management - Examples of Research Problems, Approaches and Partnerships in Action in the CGIAR

Edited by
R.R. Harwood and A.H. Kassam

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interim SCIENCE COUNCIL
CENTRE DIRECTORS COMMITTEE ON INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

ROME 2003

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Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Towards integrated natural resource management research

Part 3: Case examples

Case One. Project Title - Catchment Approach to Managing Soil Erosion in Asia
Case Two. Project Title - Dissemination and Application of Decision Support Tools (DST) for Natural Resource Management
Case Three. Project Title - TransVic: Improved Land Management Across the Lake Victoria Basin
Case Four. Project Title - Empowering Forest Dwellers and Managing Forests More Sustainably in the Landscapes of Borneo
Case Five. Project Title - The Development of Integrated Crop-livestock Production Systems in the Low Rainfall Areas of Mashreq and Maghreb
Case Six. Project Title - Making a Difference to Andean Livelihoods Through an Integrated Research Approach
Case Seven. Project Title - Farmer-Participatory Integrated Watershed Management: Adarsha Watershed, Kothapally India. An Innovative and Upscalable Approach

Part 4: Lessons learned

Part 5: Looking forward

Acronyms

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