Livelihoods and Ecosystems

Dealing with Complexity in
Rural Development and Agriculture
 

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Policy Notes

1. Livelihoods and Ecosystems: Dealing with Complexity in Agriculture and Rural Development — An Adaptive Methodology for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health. David Waltner-Toews.
   
   
2. Livelihoods and Ecosystems: Dealing with Complexity in Agriculture and Rural Development — A Livelihoods Perspective on Policy for Canadian Prairie Agro-ecosystems. Henry David Venema and Lance W. Robinson.
   
   
3. Livelihoods and Ecosystems: Dealing with Complexity in Agriculture and Rural Development — Using SL-ESH Strategies to Further Disaster Risk Reduction Programming: An Opportunity for Effective Action. Erin M. Smith.

Project Technical Reports

1. Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystem Health: Understanding Similarities and Reconciling Differences.  David J. Connell.
   
   
2. Perspectives on Watershed-Based Payments for Ecosystem Services. 
   Lance W. Robinson and Henry David Venema.
   
   
3. The Challenges of Complexity in Rural Development. 
   Tony Fuller and Lance W. Robinson.
   
   
4. Evaluating the use of the Ecosystem Health (ESH) and Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) approaches in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Strategies.  Erin M. Smith.
   
   
5. Priming Policies on Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystem Health in Ethiopia. 
   B.T. Costantinos.

International Rural Development Conference

Final report

Workshop Reports

1. Ottawa workshop March 2005
   
   
2. Antigonish workshop May 2005
   
   
3. Prince George workshop May 2005
   
   
4. Winnipeg workshop May 2005
   
   
5. Ottawa workshop September 2005
   
   
6. Nairobi workshop September 2006

Policy Discussion Reports

1. Livelihoods and Ecosystems: The Role of ESH and SL at Policy Level
   
   
2. The Tsunami and Livelihoods: Vulnerability, Opportunity and Recovery
   
   
3. Community Voices in SL/ESH Development Initiatives
   
   
4. Governance and the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
   
   
5. Non-Equilibrium Thinking in Rural Development: Climate Change and Paradigm Shifts
   
   
6. Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Livelihoods in Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies
   
   
7. Linking Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience in Policy and HIV-AIDS, Resilience, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystem Health
   
   
8. Watershed-Based Payments for Ecological Services
   

Synthesis Report on Policy Discussions