A downward spiral? Research evidence on the relationship between poverty and natural resource degradation.

By S. Scherr. 2000

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Subfields: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Global and Planetary Change, Nutrition and Dietetics

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Climate change and natural disasters: macroeconomic performance and distributional impacts (2009, background): “For example, Scherr (2000) has found a wide range of cases where the micromanagement practices of the poor improve environmental quality, often reversing degradation.”
Poverty, development, and environment (2010, background): “, for land, labor, credit as well as goods and services) as well as the quality and state of the surrounding environment on which their livelihoods depend (for reviews, see Dasgupta, 1993, 2003; Reardon and Vosti, 1995; Scherr, 2000; Pattanayak et al., 2003; Barrett, 2004; CavigliaHarris, 2004; Barb”
Livelihoods and land management in the Ioba Province in south-western Burkina Faso (2012, background): “Understanding farmers' social, cultural and economic motivations contributes to the understanding of adaptive strategies and to the compliance or resistance to policies (Reenberg, 2001; Geist, Lambin et al. 2005; Scherr, 2000; Barrett, Reardon et al. 2001; Raynaut, 2001).”
Socio-economic and biophysical determinants of land degradation in Vietnam: An integrated causal analysis at the national level (2014, background): “degradation: poverty and economic marginalization lead to land degradation, and land degradation leads to further poverty (Scherr, 2000).”
Community Participation and Benefits in REDD+: A Review of Initial Outcomes and Lessons (2013, background): “Scherr, S.J.”
Does Poverty Cause Environmental Degradation? Evidence from Developing Countries (2018, background): “The poor tends to overuse the natural resources of water, food, and energy for their survival that in turn could facilitate environmental depletion (Scherr, 2000).”
Strategies For Sustainable Land Management And Poverty Reduction In Uganda (2004, unknown): “In general, evidence on the relationship between poverty and natural resource degradation is ambiguous (Leach and Mearns 1996; Prakash 1997; Scherr 2000).”
The role of rainfed agriculture in the future of global food production (2002, background): “These impacts are generally greater on the poor than on other factions of the population due to the fact that they do not have adequate assets to mitigate the impacts of environmental degradation (Scherr 2000).”
The role of non-timber forest products in household coping strategies in South Africa: the influence of household wealth and gender (2011, background): “Large-scale land degradation or privatization therefore undermines livelihood security (Belcher et al. 2005; Scherr 2000 ).”
Adoption and adaptation of natural resource management innovations in smallholder agriculture: reflections on key lessons and best practices (2009, background): “Other authors however argue that there exists a positive relationship between off-farm employment and adoption of conservation technologies (Tiffen et al. 1994; Scherr 2000).”
Taking stock of agroforestry adoption studies (2003, background): “tainty by diversifying the farmer’s portfolio and therefore a good candidate for adoption by small holders ( Scherr 2000; Franzel and Scherr 2002).”