Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
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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