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TitleLocal governance institutions for sustainable natural resource management in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger  
AuthorT. Hilhorst
Year2008
PublisherRoyal Tropical Institute (KIT)
PlaceAmsterdam
Pagesiii, 25
Series titleKIT Working papers series
Series numberWPS.G1
ISSN1876-4142
OrganisationKIT - Royal Tropical Institute
SubjectEnvironment and Natural Resources
Keywordsnatural resources, governance, participation
RegionsAfrica, West Africa
CountriesBurkina Faso, Mali, Niger
AbstractThis paper focuses on local governance institutions in relation to natural resource entitlements, use and decision-making on management in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. In these countries, most poor people live in rural areas and depend for their livelihoods on a combination of rain-fed crop farming, and extensive livestock rearing, supplemented with the gathering of wood, grasses and fruits. A more productive use of natural resources could contribute to increasing food security and raising incomes among the rural poor in the Sahel. The paper is part of a larger policy study commissioned by the Danish Agency for International Development (Danida) looking at experiences with natural resources management for the purpose of food and income generation. The aim of the study was to identify trends and changes related to natural resource management which are relevant to planning and targeting development assitance. This study explores the range of local governance institutions that exist, per type of natural resource best managed at this level; the prevailing local institutions for governing natural resources; and current trends. Particular attention is paid to the influence of customary institutions, projects interventions, and democratic decentralisation. The paper ends with a brief discussion of possible ways in which development agencies can support local governance institutions for natural resources management.  
LanguageEnglish
CategoryPractice
Document typeReport
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