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Women and Natural Resource Management: A Manual for the Asia Region   Size: A4 (297 mm x 210 mm) ISSN: Categories: Gender, Women and Natural Resource Management ISBN No: 978-0-85092-481-7 Format: Spiral bound Publication Date: 1996 Number of Pages: 144 Status: In stock Price: £ 6.95    [Currency converter]   Download a PDF with additional information for this publication Description This manual which focuses on women in Asia highlights the major issues of environmental degradation, and presents success stories of women promoting environmental management and sustainable development in the region. It provides trainers and extension workers with skills and techniques to train and involve women in conservation activities. It acknowledges the valuable indigenous knowledge which women in Asia possess and emphasises that women themselves must be involved in the identification of their needs. Contents Foreword   Section 1: Women and Natural Resource Management: An Introduction Why Women in Natural Resource Management? Aims of this Manual The Asia region Women and Natural Resource Management – The Way Forward Exercises – Introduction Exercises 1-4   Section 2: Learning From Rural Women Talking to Women What Can We Learn From Rural Women? Exercise 5 How Can We Learn From Rural Women? Exercise 6 Learning About Resource Use Exercise 7 Exercise 8 Local Management of Resources Exercise 9 Exercise 10 What Happens Next?   Section 3: Case Studies in Natural Resource Management Using the Case Studies Involving Women in Natural Resource Management in Bangladesh Wasteland Development in India Agroforestry and Home Gardens in Sri Lanka Community Forestry in India The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Pakistan What Can We Learn From the Case Studies? Exercises   Section 4: Conservation Techniques Conservation of Natural Resources Soil Conservation Water Conservation Water Irrigation at Sarai Village in India Dong Irrigation System in Assam, India Storage Systems Tank Irrigation in Chandrapur, India Energy Conservation Organic Farming Systems Elimination of Pesticides: A Case Study From Bangladesh   Section 5: Further Information List of Organisations Bibliography Glossary

 

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