Sharing Power: A Global Guide to Collaborative Management of Natural Resources

ISBN-13: 9781844074976 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 512 str.

Michel Pimbert; Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend; Michael Pimbert

Opis

The collaborative or co -management of natural resources - whether between states and local communities or amongst and within communities themselves - is a process of collective understanding and actions to bring about negotiated agreements on roles, rights and responsibilities for decentralized governance of natural resources. At heart, co-management is about sharing power, one of the most difficult but rewarding experiences in personal and social life. The book is designed for professionals and people involved in practical co-management processes, and distils a wealth of experience and innovative approaches learned by doing . It begins by offering a variety of vistas, from historical analyses to a clear grasp of key concepts. Illustrated in detail is the understanding accumulated in recent decades on starting points for co-management, conditions and methods for successful negotiations, ideas to manage conflicts and types of agreements and co-management institutions emerging from the negotiation tables. Simple tools, such as checklists distilled from different situations and contexts, are offered throughout. Examples and insights from experience highlight the importance of participatory democracy - the enabling contexts where sharing power is ultimately possible and successful. Published with IIED and IUCN."

Spis treści

Foreword by Juan Mayr Maldonado * Introduction * Part I: Towards a Contextual Framework * Managing Natural Resources: a Struggle Between Politics and Culture * Actors, Entitlements and Equity in Natural Resource Management * Co-management of Natural Resources * Part II: Towards Effective Processes * A Point of Departure * Preparing for the Partnership * Negotiating the Co-management Agreement and Organisation * Part III: Towards Effective Institutions * Co-management Agreements * Co-management Organisations * Learning-by-doing in Co-management Institutions * Part IV: Towards an Enabling Social Context * Natural Resource Policy and Instruments * Empowering Civil Society for Policy Change * Concluding Remarks * References, Index

O autorze

Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend is co-chair of the IUCN/CEESP Collaborative Management Working Group. Michel Pimbert is Director of the Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Livelihoods Programme at IIED. M. Taghi Farvar is Chair of IUCN/CEESP. Ashish Kothari is co-editor of Managing Protected Areas (2006). Yves Renard is a consultant in natural resource management.