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them support the idea of co-management of natural resources when co-management is
connected to improving their livelihoods.
Source: B. Naranchimeg, “Women’s participation in co-management”, 2003
During the survey on including women’s ideas and perceptions to CM agreements the
following ideas on revising co-management agreements are suggested by the women.
Generally, the women’s ideas on revising co-management agreements are divided into
two attitude:
Negative and Positive sides of Pasture management by
women's ideas (%)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Pasture will be allocated and protected
by the community
Improving animal quality
Restoration of pasture, creating water
sources
Disputes with the non-community
households
Otor movement is limited
Shortage of pasture area
Distance between the community
households
Positive side Negative side
Figure 4.
1.
Representing women’s interest:
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Community leader must involve men and women members’ ideas in the decision-
making and he must share and introduce his ideas before making decisions.
-
Involving women in the decision-making
-
To support women’s participation in additional income generation activities like
making felt and handicrafts, processing dairy products, growing vegetables, and so
on.
2.
About improving co-management agreements:
-
Co-management activities among community and non-community herders should be
organized and activated by the
sum
governor
-
Bag
governor should meet the community people once every semester and deliver
community people’s opinion to higher level of government and link the local
government policy.
-
Marketing of community products should be organized jointly with the assistance of
the community accountant,
sum
and
bag
governors
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Community leader should take care of the community members’ livelihoods and take
measures to increase the community members’ livelihoods in relation with the
natural resource sound use, protection, and restoration issues.
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Some outstanding members should be prized.
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To clarify the what measures should be taken in case of community member’s failure
of the responsibilities.
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