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标题：Working with Communities and Building Local Institutions for Sustainable Land Management in the Ethiopian Highlands
其他标题：Working with Communities and Building Local Institutions for Sustainable Land Management in the Ethiopian Highlands
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作者：Tilahun Amede ; Habtemariam Kassa ; Gete Zeleke 等
期刊名称：Mountain Research and Development
印刷版ISSN：0276-4741
电子版ISSN：1994-7151
出版年度：2007
卷号：27
期号：1
页码：15-19
DOI：10.1659/0276-4741(2007)27[15:WWCABL]2.0.CO;2
摘要：Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective analysis, design, and implementation of innovations. Its importance for Ethiopia cannot be overemphasized, as land degradation threatens food security and environmental sustainability. Building on a specific case study of a project in Southern Ethiopia, the present article describes how the government and non-state agencies are collaborating to learn together while promoting improved land management practices and implementing land rehabilitation programs in communal areas and farmlands in the Ethiopian highlands. Ensuring full involvement and commitment of stakeholders at different levels, building the capacity of local institutions, and redefining the role of communities and the state in a dynamic way are essential prerequisites for success. Suggestions have also been formulated to facilitate wider adoption and scaling up of improved land management innovations.