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Book (stand-alone)Managing the Livestock Revolution: Policy and Technology to Address the Negative Impacts of a Fast Growing Sector 2005
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No results found.Fueled by fast-expanding demand, the production of meat and milk in the developing world has doubled in recent decades - a trend expected to continue. This paper studies how this expanding sector can provide income, employment, and high quality nutrition for vulnerable groups, as well as essential soil fertility inputs. However, as production grows, market forces, often supported by deliberate or unintended government policies, are causing, in particular in the pig and poultry sector, a spatial concentration of larger-size production units, mostly around urban areas, and an economic concentration of production, processing and retailing. This geographical and economic concentration of the livestock sector probably improves the affordability of meat and milk for the urban poor, and might create better-paid employment up- and downstream of the producer. Unfortunately, there are significant negative effects on the environment, animal and human health, and social equity. The threats are so significant that coordination among all stakeholders involved at the global and national levels is needed. -
Book (series)Pro-Poor Management of Public Health Risks Associated with Livestock: The Case of Hpai in East and Southeast Asia 2007
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No results found.Transmissible zoonotic pathogens associated with livestock pose a challenge to public health and economic security at local, national and global levels. Thus, the emergence and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in East and Southeast Asia has led to massive investments in disease prevention and control, most of which, ironically, were devoted to contingent pandemic planning in OECD countries. -
ArticleCommunity resilience to changes in forest public policies: The case of ejidos in northern Mexico
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The communal property regime in Mexico, in which land use and management rights were officially granted to campesinos, has faced many challenges throughout the nearly 100 years after its creation. Since then, a variety of public policies have been established to promote forest management. In the 1970s, the government created a forest management system based on concessions to private or parastatal companies that ignored the opinions of the communities and triggered environmental problems. Later, it initiated other programs, such as the payment for ecosystem services, to reduce deforestation and poverty. However, no empirical evidence of these policies has been studied. In this work, we analyzed the historical role in forest management of three ejidos in the state of Durango, including their organization, capacity building, and their relationship with forest cover changes. Two periods, ranging from the beginning of the concessions to current community forest management (1960‐2018), were compared. Based on Ostrom’s principles of collective action, the effectiveness of the ejidos in conserving their resources was analyzed. Semi‐structured interviews were used to estimate two indexes that associate the internal organization of the communities: Social Organization and Community Institutionality. The cartographic series of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography were also used to evaluate the changes in forest cover in the same period. Results show that the indexes have increased over time, suggesting that ejidos have improved their organization processes. In addition, there is a direct relationship between the forest land increase and both indices. The so‐called community forest management model is a feasible strategy that can contribute to the preservation of these ecosystems. The internal organization of the communities, including their institutional arrangements, is a key factor to search for the sustainable management of these common‐pool resources. Keywords: Collective Action, Common‐Pool Resources, Community Forest Management, Forestland ID: 3613102 Use Change, Social Organization
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