counter to conventional wisdom, rural communities demonstrate that self-regulated, community-based resource management systems are effective.<\/p>\n
successful resource management on a small scale provides a model for policymakers to apply to resource management on a large scale.<\/p>\n
a team of researchers working in northern cameroon has found that mobile african cattle herders maintain a system for mutually beneficial and sustainable management of shared natural resources. the farmers achieve their balance despite the lack of a centrally administered property rights system. through mutual, conflict-free adjustments, different ethnic groups graze their herds on shared grasslands in a pattern of even, non-destructive foraging. given the high cost of displacement and governmental enforcement of property rights systems, the low cost of self-organized management of common resources make it an attractive alternative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
counter to conventional wisdom, rural communities demonstrate that self-regulated, community-based resource management systems are effective. successful resource management on a small scale provides a model for policymakers to apply to resource management on a large scale. a team of researchers working in northern cameroon has found that mobile african cattle herders maintain a system for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8775,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4905,4896,4900],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adaptation","category-food","category-green-living"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n