Author/Authors :
Shahbazi، Habib نويسنده Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sayyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi University (SJAU), Hamedan, Iran , , Alipour، Hamidreza نويسنده Department of Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran , , Abbasifar، Akram نويسنده Research Assistant, Consumer and Producer Protection Organization, Ministry of Industry, Mine and Business, Tehran, Iran. ,
Abstract :
The purpose of the Integrated Natural Resources Management
program in the Middle East and North Africa Region
(MENARID) is to bring national investment projects in the
field of Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM).
The impact evaluation study tests whether the selected technology
has significantly contributed to restore and maintain of the
ecosystem functions and productivity, and whether has improved
the economic and social well-being of the targeted communities.
We chose Kamkooyeh Village in the Behabad County where a
"Village Development Group" (VDG) has been established by
following participatory and capacity building approaches such
as social mobilization and micro credit mechanism. A set of
complementary activities and interventions were recommended
and implemented in the site by consultation and active participation
of the local communities and beneficiaries. One of the proposed
interventions is rangelands rehabilitation project (RRP). The
expected benefits and costs of the RRP were predicted through
financial valuation and an ex-ante evaluation of socioeconomic
impacts. The financial and social benefit-cost ratio of RRP was
estimated to be about 0.97 and 2.15, respectively.
