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WHEN "CONSERVATION" LEADS TO LAND DEGRADATION: LESSONS FROM BAN LAK SIP,
LAOS
Despite explicit policy aimed at
improving environmental conditions, direct physical evidence as
well as indirect indications suggest that land degradation is increasing
in Ban Lak Sip, a village located in the uplands of Luang Prabang
Province of Laos. While the direct cause of degradation on village
land appears related to current farming systems, resolving the
problem in Ban Lak Sip and avoiding it elsewhere requires knowledge
of the processes that have led to the choice of those systems.
The study using an integrated approach that examines both the physical
and social dimensions of land use and soil erosion and highlights
significant implications for the formulation of environmental policy,
the selection of interventions to mitigate land degradation, and
for land degradation research.
"BRIGHT
SPOTS" IN
UZBEKISTAN, REVERSING LAND AND WATER DEGRADATION WHILE IMPROVING
LIVELIHOODS: KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND SUSTAINING
INGREDIENTS FOR TRANSITION ECONOMIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Central Asia has undergone tremendous economic and social changes in recent
times including significant agricultural reforms that include the establishment
of smaller private and cooperative farms to improve the efficiency and equity
of production systems. Within Uzbekistan, this move to privatize farms has, in
the majority of cases, led to declining productivity and net incomes.
However,
there have been instances where privatized farms and smaller collectives have
been able to capitalize on these changes and perform at levels exceeding the
norm. This report identifies and analyses the key attributes of these successful
farms that have been termed ‘’bright’’ spots.
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