Western institutions and the United Nations are keen protagonists of natural resource accounting but it may still not be a useful policy tool for planners to promote sustainable development. Experience in the Philippines has shown that only an elaborate c

In 1986, the Foundation for Community Organisation and Management Technology installed the community management system in 5 municipalities in Negros Occidental -- Bago, Pulupandan, Valliadollid,

The unique selling point of Sixto Roxas's social accounting matrix is its generous flexibility. "First and foremost," says Roxas, "the social accounting matrix provides a precise description of the

Translocating some lions from Gujarat's Gir sanctuary the home of the endangered Asiatic lion to the Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh to save the big cat could mean people trouble. The forest dwellers in both areas sense that their lives wi

A Delhi based agency has improved the standard of living of a Himachal Pradesh village by providing it simple devices at subsidised rates

Jan-Feb 1995 •Preparation for relocation and rehabilitation of the local people from proposed national park area in Kuno with their consent. •Translocation of captured nilgai, sambar

Some Delhi residents tackle the Capital's mountainous garbage problem as civic authorities apathetically look on

The concern over protecting the Asiatic lion relegated forestdwellers to secondary status in Gir

Effluent treatment schemes get underway in a Tamil Nadu town famed for its hosiery units

The introduction of the lion to the Kuno forests has been meticulously planned