Assessing the Sustainability of Small Farmer Natural Resource Management Systems. A Critical Analysis of the MESMIS Program (1995-2010)

Sustainability assessment oriented to improve current systems and practices is urgently needed, particularly in the context of small farmer natural resource management systems (NRMS). Unfortunately, social-ecological systems (SES) theory, sustainability evaluation frameworks, and assessment methods...

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Main Authors: Marta Astier, Luis García-Barrios, Yankuic Galván-Miyoshi, Carlos E. González-Esquivel, Omar R. Masera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2012-09-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss3/art25/