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Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) Pilot for Guatemala by Peterman, Amber, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Dardón, Monica, Hassan, Md. Zahidul, Kamusiime, Herbert, Malapit, Hazel J.

“…It allows us to identify women who are disempowered and understand how to increase autonomy and decisionmaking in key domains. The WEAI is also a useful tool for tracking progress toward gender equality, which is one of the Millennium Development Goals. …”
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Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin by Rodgers, Charles, Hellegers, Petra

“…Therefore, to conserve water and enhance the financial autonomy of irrigators alternative management systems are proposed, including ‘Integrated Crop and Resource Management’ and a water brokerage mechanism.…”
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Youth and Food Systems Transformation by Glover, Dominic, Sumberg, James

“…While every human being depends on consuming food, their individual transition from childhood to adulthood involves—as a very stylized generalization—a significant enlargement of autonomy and independence, as well as an increased likelihood of being substantially and directly involved in the production, distribution, procurement and/or preparation of food, as well as its consumption. …”
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Territorial Intelligence: A collective opportunity for sustainable pastoral development and good rangeland governance in South Tunisia by Sghaier, Mariem, Frija, Aymen, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Fetoui, Mondher, Sghaier, Mongi

“…To this end, results show that the lack of communication between the main economic actors involved in the management of collective pastoral areas, the ominance of the local authorities on pastoral development program design, and the weak autonomy of community based organizations (CBO’s) are the main challenge factors which could enhance harmony between rangeland governance and pastoral development.…”
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Anthropogenic fires in Indonesia: a view from Sumatra by Bowen, M.R., Bompard, J.M., Anderson, I.P., Guizol, P., Gouyon, A.

“…It is concluded that the solution to Indonesia's fire problem lies largerly in much improved local level land-use planning and in strengthened local management that, together, foster local initiative and allow local autonomy. A continuation of the top-down, bureaucratic approach to fire management that focuses on fire suppression will fail in the field during the next el Nino drought as it did in 19997.…”
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A rough guide to developing laws for regional forest management by Patlis, J.M.

“…Indonesia has experienced a rapid change in governance since the fall of President Suharto, with a profound shift to regional autonomy and decentralised management that rests primarily with the 420 or so districts (kabupaten) and municipalities (kota) in the country. …”
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Pedoman umum penyusunan peraturan daerah pengelolaan hutan by Patlis, J.M.

“…Indonesia has experienced a rapid change in governance since the fall of President Suharto, with a profound shift to regional autonomy and decentralised management that rests primarily with the 420 or so districts (kabupaten) and municipalities (kota) in the country. …”
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The complexities of managing forest resources in post-decentralization Indonesia: a case study from Sintang District, West Kalimantan by Yasmi, Yurdi, Anshari, G.Z., Alqadrie, S., Budiarto, T., Ngusmanto, Abidin, P.E., Komarudin, Heru, McGrath, S., Zulkifli, Afifudin

“…Forestry policies implemented in the district before and after the introduction of legislation granting regional autonomy and the emergence of small-scale timber concessions are described. …”
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Kompleksitas pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan di era otonomi daerah: studi kasus di Kabupaten Sintang, Kalimantan Barat by Yasmi, Yurdi, Anshari, G.Z., Alqadrie, S., Budiarto, T., Ngusmanto, Abidin, P.E., Komarudin, Heru, McGrath, S., Zulkifli, Afifudin

“…Forestry policies implemented in the district before and after the introduction of legislation granting regional autonomy and the emergence of small-scale timber concessions are described. …”
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A qualitative assessment of gender and irrigation technology in Kenya and Tanzania by Njuki, Jemimah, Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Sakwa, B., Kariuki, Juliet B., Mukewa, E., Ngige, J.

“…These findings vary from type of crop, with men making major decisions concerning high-income crops such as tomatoes, and women commanding relatively more autonomy over crops such as leafy vegetables. The study recommends further research to find out whether market-based approaches on their own can guarantee women access to and ownership of technologies, and the specific measures that need to be taken by businesses to achieve the goal of reaching and benefiting women.…”
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Assessing resilience and adaptability in agroecological transitions by Tittonell, Pablo Adrian

“…They comprise: self-regulation, connectivity, functional diversity and redundancy, response diversity, space and time heterogeneity, building of natural capital, social self-organization, reflective learning and human capital, autonomy and local interdependency, and capitalising on local knowledge. …”
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The compromises of rewilding by Rouet-Leduc, Julia

“…If Kant considers that the only way for humans to enjoy this sublime nature is pure disinterest, we will look at how rewilding can be a way to restore autonomy and ecological integrity to ecosystems while offering to humans an experience of the sublime nature and letting them benefit from it. …”
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Implementering av Lean by Kallin, Marcus, Palmén, Agnes

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Barriers and facilitators to women’s participation in farmer producer organisations: Exploring the potential for women’s empowerment and collective efficacy by Bhanjdeo, Arundhita

“…Our qualitative analysis suggests a nuanced picture of women’s autonomy and decision-making within and outside their household, further shaped by women’s and men’s perception of shifts in women’s access to resources and services. …”
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Women Empowerment and Children’s Dietary Diversity in Eastern Uganda by Shimali, Fred, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Sanya, Losira Nasirumbi

“…Social support networks of group membership and autonomy in income also promise to improve diets for children. …”
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Woodlot devolution in Northern Ethiopia: opportunities for empowerment, smallholder income diversification and sustainable land management by Jagger, Pamela, Pender, John L., Gebremedhin, Berhanu

“…We find that more devolved woodlot management empowers resource users by providing greater autonomy regarding the management of woodlots, and in particular the ability to make decisions about the harvest of woodlot products. …”
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Advancing weather forecasts in West Africa and the Sahel by Nimon, Pouwereou, Tanimoune, Laouali I, Kiema, Arsene, Seidou Sanda, Ibrah, Ali, Abdou, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Beyond forecast performance and accuracy, regional modelling initiated by AGRHYMET RCC-WAS contributed to strengthen the West Africa and Sahel capacity and strategic autonomy with inhouse and tailored NWP forecast products.…”
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L'exploitation forestiere illegale en Indonesie: un inquietant processus de legalisation by Obidzinski, K., Suramenggala, I., Levang, P.

“…With the implementation of regional autonomy in Indonesia, local politicians also find it their interests to support small concessions. …”
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The Effect of Crises on Fiscal and Political Re-Centralization by Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo, Evia, Pablo, Martínez, J.

“…In addition, we explore the impact of the economic crisis on political decentralization and find that they are concordant with the fiscal decentralization effects, suggesting an alignment of the impact along political and fiscal dimensions of subnational autonomy. We also explore whether the economic crises trigger more permanent rather than just transitory changes in the level of decentralization, and we generally find more long-lasting effects in the case of fiscal decentralization measured from the expenditure side. …”
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Review of Intellectual Assets Principles of CGIAR by CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement

“…At the time of the policy’s approval, it was considered to reflect a compromise that “balances trust and Center autonomy with accountability and transparency.” The Review assessed the IA Principles in a comprehensive manner regarding coverage, adequacy, and appropriateness. …”
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