Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents

Shared natural resources such as cultivated land, water, wetlands, fisheries, and forests play a vital role in supporting human well-being but are often contested: Both between individuals and groups or between groups of competing resource users. These conflicts can be hard to manage; and government...

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Autores principales: ElDidi, Hagar, Falk, Thomas, Ortiz-Riomalo, Juan Felipe, Auch, Franziska, Zhang, Wei, Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
Formato: Blog Post
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176613
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author ElDidi, Hagar
Falk, Thomas
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Auch, Franziska
Zhang, Wei
Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
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description Shared natural resources such as cultivated land, water, wetlands, fisheries, and forests play a vital role in supporting human well-being but are often contested: Both between individuals and groups or between groups of competing resource users. These conflicts can be hard to manage; and government regulations and markets often fall short. Cooperation and self-regulation among local actors can be a powerful alternative or complement to formal mechanisms. However, supporting their development becomes particularly challenging when local governance structures are weak or entirely absent.
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spelling CGSpace1766132025-11-25T19:51:16Z Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents ElDidi, Hagar Falk, Thomas Ortiz-Riomalo, Juan Felipe Auch, Franziska Zhang, Wei Hettiarachchi, Upeksha collective action research resource management Shared natural resources such as cultivated land, water, wetlands, fisheries, and forests play a vital role in supporting human well-being but are often contested: Both between individuals and groups or between groups of competing resource users. These conflicts can be hard to manage; and government regulations and markets often fall short. Cooperation and self-regulation among local actors can be a powerful alternative or complement to formal mechanisms. However, supporting their development becomes particularly challenging when local governance structures are weak or entirely absent. 2025-07-23 2025-09-23T03:03:00Z 2025-09-23T03:03:00Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176613 en https://www.ifpri.org/project/scaling-experiential-learning-tools-sustainable-water-governance-india/ Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute ElDidi, Hagar; Falk, Thomas; Ortiz-Riomalo, Juan Felipe; Auch, Franziska; Zhang, Wei; and Hettiarachchi, Upeksha. 2025. Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents. IFPRI blog post. Published online July 23, 2025. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/understanding-and-supporting-collective-action-in-natural-resource-management-through-experiential-learning-games-examples-from-three-continents/
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Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents
title Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents
title_full Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents
title_fullStr Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents
title_full_unstemmed Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents
title_short Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents
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resource management
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