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Assessment<br />

Impacts of the Technology<br />

Production and socio-economic benefits Production and socio-economic disadvantages<br />

increased fodder production<br />

increased animal production<br />

increased wood production<br />

reduction of <strong>for</strong>est pastoral area<br />

Socio-cultural benefits Socio-cultural disadvantages<br />

conflict resolution and reduction (long term)<br />

improved conservation / erosion knowledge<br />

community institution strengthening<br />

national institution strengthening<br />

improved health (human recreation)<br />

socio-cultural conflicts (short term due to area<br />

enclosure)<br />

Ecological benefits Ecological disadvantages<br />

increased soil moisture<br />

reduced surface runoff<br />

reduced soil loss<br />

increased biomass / above ground C<br />

increased animal and vegetation diversity<br />

increased soil organic matter / below ground C<br />

reduced soil crusting / sealing<br />

recharge of groundwater table / aquifer<br />

Off-site benefits Off-site disadvantages<br />

reduced damage on neighbours fields (less floods and soil loss)<br />

reduced wind transported sediments<br />

reduced downstream siltation<br />

reduced downstream flooding<br />

Contribution to human well-being/livelihoods<br />

Increased grazing pressure on neighbouring<br />

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areas<br />

In the long term. It is too early to assess the technology impacts on the livelihood.<br />

Benefits/costs according to land user<br />

Benefits compared with costs short-term: long-term:<br />

Establishment negative positive<br />

Maintenance/recurrent negative positive<br />

Acceptance/adoption:<br />

Demonstration plot implemented by the government, but not applied by the local communities yet.<br />

Concluding statements<br />

Strengths and how to sustain/improve Weaknesses and how to overcome<br />

Natural resources conservation and fight against desertification Problems because of the high cost of this technology (about 8000<br />

Involve local population in the <strong>for</strong>est management<br />

dh/ha, 768 US$) Costs can be reduced if population commit to<br />

respect the converted plots, even without fences and guards.<br />

Cork oak regeneration in order to ensure the existence of cork oak<br />

<strong>for</strong>ests Review the <strong>for</strong>est exploitation modalities by local<br />

populations (beneficiaries)<br />

Improve silvo-pastoral activities Participative management <strong>for</strong> the<br />

population<br />

Cork production enhancement Improve cork extraction, timing and<br />

marketing techniques<br />

Improved fodder production in the long term provide compensation<br />

<strong>for</strong> enclosure time<br />

Forest users ask <strong>for</strong> subsidies in case of resting processes <br />

Define the beneficiaries <strong>for</strong> the <strong>for</strong>est exploitation and its rules, its<br />

calendar and its rest areas by founding associations and unions<br />

For land users, the <strong>for</strong>est potential by pastoral activities needs to<br />

be improved by seeding of palatable species farmers must be<br />

included in the choice of implemented species<br />

Key reference: Project PMVB 2001, Ministère d’agriculture de Maroc<br />

Contact person: Miloud Chaker, Université Mohamed V, Départment de Géographie, Rabat, Morocco, chaker.m@gmail.com

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