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Document Author(s): Barrett, Christopher , Brandon, Katrina , Gibson, Clark , Guertsen, Heidi

The authors believe that the community based model of NRM, as a reaction to the failed top down (central government) model, needs reconsideration. There needs to be a much more refined view of the institutional landscape and the strenghts of different organisational types. The article makes 4 claims: 1) the current approach to NRM overspmphsizes the community; 2) economic and biophysical scale issues argue for the involvement of multiple organizations; 3) there are weak institutions at all levels; and 4) support is needed from international and national actors. The article brings up the useful notions of opportunity costs, transaction costs and comparative advantage.

Reviewer: Jon Anderson

Reviewer Affiliation: IRG/Engility

Review Date: 2013-02-14

Journal: BioScience

Document type(s):

• Journal article

Star rating: ★★★★

Regions:

• Global

NWP Principles - Nature

• Built capacity and invested in human resources - [Critical]

NWP Principles - Wealth

• Promoted or developed economic strategies for natural resource management - [Critical]
• Invested in local organizations - [Critical]

NWP Principles - Power

• Natural resource authority and functions distribution - [Critical]

Constraints

• Governance/empowerment - [Yes]

Solutions

• Governance/empowerment - [Yes]

Additional Discussion Topics

• Lessons learned (Cautionary Tale)
• Governance - [External or structural policies that influenced success or failure]