基本説明
Examines the discourse and practice of NGO-driven CBNRM in South Asia and explores to what extent it continues to offer an 'alternative'vision for future development.
Full Description
Non-governmental organisations today, as part of civil society, have come to play a prominent role in South Asia in the context of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). This book examines the theory and practice of NGO-driven CBNRM within the framework of emerging critiques of dominant discourses of development, the micro-politics of decentralisation and the projection of community development. The book breaks new ground by contextualising these critiques using six detailed cases of CBNRM initiatives.
The authors delve into the extent to which CBNRM offers a vision for the future and question what role, if any, could NGOs paly in this. They seek to understand the insights into CBNRM that intervening agencies generate through their work, by examining the outcomes of the interventions and the strategies used to achieve them.
The book concludes that though these CBNRM efforts have made significant contributions to livelihood enhancement, the results gained are limited in the equitable access to benefits, sustainability of resource use, and in terms of democratic decentralisation.
Contents
Preface
Introduction - Ajit Menon, Praveen Singh, K.J. Joy and Suhas Paranjape
Hivre Bazar: A 'Model' Watershed Experiment?
Utthan's Work in Nathugadh, Gujarat - Suhas Paranjape and Esha Shah
Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Gopalpura, Rajasthan - Esha Shah and Praveen Singh
Community-based Natural Resource Management in Bhutan: The Case of the Lingmuteychhu Watershed - Ajit Menon and K.J. Joy
Community-Based Natural Resource Management in the Central Himalayas: The Work of the Doodha Toli Lok Vikas Sansthan - Sharachchandra Lele and Praveen Singh
Sustainable Livelihoods in Riverine Charlands: The Case of Gona Chetona
Conclusion - Praveen Singh and Suhas Paranjape
Bibliography
Index
