Competing Claims on Natural Resources
Competing claims on natural resources call for new practical paradigms of capacity. Drawing on inter-disciplinary research, they must address a maze of technical, socio-economic and cultural issues and governance mechanisms at different scales.
A methodological framework will demonstrate implications for stakeholders, emphasizing:
Multi-stakeholder platforms in negotiation and priority setting Innovation and responses to changing pressures on land Local options for sustainable resource use, with varying access rights and power Effects of policies at multiple scales.