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| Title | Social capital soil and soil conservation: evidence from the Philippines | | Author | R.A. Cramb | | Year | 2004 | | Parent Title | 48th Annual Conference Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society
Melbourne, 10-13 February 2004 | | Publisher | World Agroforestry Centre - ICRAF, SEA Regional Office | | City of Publication | Laguna, Philippines | | Pages | 26 | | Call Number | PP0117-05 |
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| The formation of social capital is hypothesised to enhance collective efforts for soil
conservation. The Landcare Program in the Southern Philippines promotes simple
conservation practices in upland environments by supporting community landcare
groups and municipal landcare associations, thus augmenting social capital. A study
was conducted in 2002 to evaluate the Landcare Program, using a mix of quantitative
and qualitative techniques. In this paper the relationship between social capital
formation and adoption of soil conservation is investigated. It is concluded that,
although membership in a local landcare group was not a major factor in adoption, the
Landcare Program as a whole created a valuable stock of bridging social capital, with
significant benefits for long-term natural resource management. |
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