Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy

Degradation of natural resources has become a global problem that threatens the livelihood of millions of poor people. Many promising technologies for natural resource management are available to address these problems, but farmers and others often fail to adopt them. Why is this? Although many fact...

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Main Authors: Knox, Anna, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161542
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description Degradation of natural resources has become a global problem that threatens the livelihood of millions of poor people. Many promising technologies for natural resource management are available to address these problems, but farmers and others often fail to adopt them. Why is this? Although many factors can be identified, lack of secure property rights and collective action deserve greater attention from policy makers and technology developers. The authors discuss how property rights and collective action affect technology adoption; the factors influencing technology choices; implications for efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability; and, policy implications and areas for research.
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spelling CGSpace1615422025-01-10T06:44:06Z Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy Knox, Anna Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. technology adoption property rights collective action environmental sustainability natural resources management environmental degradation technology transfer Degradation of natural resources has become a global problem that threatens the livelihood of millions of poor people. Many promising technologies for natural resource management are available to address these problems, but farmers and others often fail to adopt them. Why is this? Although many factors can be identified, lack of secure property rights and collective action deserve greater attention from policy makers and technology developers. The authors discuss how property rights and collective action affect technology adoption; the factors influencing technology choices; implications for efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability; and, policy implications and areas for research. 1999 2024-11-21T09:56:23Z 2024-11-21T09:56:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161542 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Knox, Anna; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. 1999. Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management;exchange of knowledge and implications for policy. CAPRi Policy Brief. 1. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161542
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environmental degradation
technology transfer
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Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
title Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
title_full Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
title_fullStr Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
title_full_unstemmed Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
title_short Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
title_sort property rights collective action and technologies for natural resource management exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
topic technology adoption
property rights
collective action
environmental sustainability
natural resources management
environmental degradation
technology transfer
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