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A natural resource is a material that comes from the natural environment and in its raw or “natural” state is of value for support and sustenance of life on earth with its ecological value and diverse resources. The natural resource management is the taking care of natural resources like land, water. It has been noticed that use and abuse of natural resources is a key issue that has been caused by mankind. The misuse of natural resources directly or indirectly refers to excessive use, destructive use or achieving imbalance between natural resources either individually or in combination. The purpose of current study was to investigate the role of Rural women in natural resources management and utilization in Anantnag, J&K. The role of women in natural resource management is crucial for sustainable development. This abstract explores the multifaceted contributions of women of this domain, including their roles as farmers, forest users, and water managers women”s local knowledge and expertise often lead to effective resource conservation and community resilience .Despite their significant contributions ,women often face barriers such as limited access to resources and decision making power and empowering women in natural resource management can enhance conservation efforts and promote equitable and inclusive development. In the current study quantitative as well as qualitative data was collected from 100 rural women selected at random using simple random sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. The study revealed that the respondents understudy in majority have limited access of latest technology, skill training, education, extension services and current information. In order to strengthen the women’s participation in resources management and sustainable uses, the researchers suggest that suitable measures should be taken to empower women in decision making, skill training, education and extension activities.

The ecosystem approach—as endorsed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) in 2000—is a strategy for holistic, sustainable, and equitable natural resource management, to be implemented via the 12 Malawi Principles. These principles describe the need to manage nature in terms of dynamic ecosystems, while fully engaging with local peoples. It is an ambitious concept. Today, the term is common throughout the research and policy literature on environmental management. However, multiple meanings have been attached to the term, resulting in confusion. We reviewed references to the ecosystem approach from 1957 to 2012 and identified 3 primary uses: as an alternative to ecosystem management or ecosystem-based management; in reference to an integrated and equitable approach to resource management as per the CBD; and as a term signifying a focus on understanding and valuing ecosystem services. Although uses of this term and its variants may overlap in meaning, typically, they do not entirely reflect the ethos of the ecosystem approach as defined by the CBD. For example, there is presently an increasing emphasis on ecosystem services, but focusing on these alone does not promote decentralization of management or use of all forms of knowledge, both of which are integral to the CBD’s concept. We highlight that the Malawi Principles are at risk of being forgotten. To better understand these principles, more effort to implement them is required. Such efforts should be evaluated, ideally with comparative approaches, before allowing the CBD’s concept of holistic and socially engaged management to be abandoned or superseded. It is possible that attempts to implement all 12 principles together will face many challenges, but they may also offer a unique way to promote holistic and equitable governance of natural resources. Therefore, we believe that the CBD’s concept of the ecosystem approach demands more attention.La Necesidad de Desenredar Conceptos Clave del Argot Ambiente-EstrategiaResumenLa estrategia ambiental – como es promocionada por la Convención Biológica sobre Diversidad en 2000 – es una estrategia para un manejo holístico, sustentable y equitativo de recursos naturales, que habrá de implementarse por vía de los 12 Principios de Malawi. Estos principios describen la necesidad de manejar la naturaleza en términos de ecosistemas dinámicos, mientras se compromete totalmente con las personas locales. Es un concepto ambicioso. Hoy en día, el término es común en la investigación y la literatura de políticas sobre el manejo ambiente. Sin embargo, se han relacionado múltiples significados con el término, lo que resulta en confusión. Revisamos referencias a la estrategia ambiental de 1957 a 2012 e identificamos tres usos principales: como una alternativa para manejo ambiental o basado en ecosistemas; en referencia a una estrategia integrada y equitativa para el manejo de recursos según la CBD; y como un término que indica un enfoque en el entendimiento y la valuación de los servicios ambientales. Aunque los usos de este término y sus variantes pueden traslaparse en su significado, típicamente no reflejan en su totalidad los valores de la estrategia ambiental como fue definida por la CBD. Por ejemplo, actualmente hay un énfasis creciente en los servicios ambientales, pero enfocarse solamente en estos no promueve la descentralización del manejo o el uso de todas las formas de conocimiento, siendo ambas integrales para el concepto de la CBD. Resaltamos que los Principios de Malawi están en riesgo de ser olvidados. Para entender mejor estos principios, se requiere de más esfuerzo para implementarlos. Dichos esfuerzos deben ser evaluados, idóneamente con estrategias comparativas, antes de permitir que el concepto de la CBD de manejo holístico y comprometido socialmente sea abandonado o reemplazado. Es posible que los intentos por implementar los 12 principios juntos enfrentarán muchos obstáculos, pero también pueden ofrecer una forma única de promover el gobierno holístico y equitativo de los recursos naturales. Así, creemos que el concepto de estrategia ambiental de la CBD exige mayor atención.

Natural resource management and supporting research teams need computational fluency in the data and model‐rich 21st century. Computational fluency describes the ability of practitioners and scientists to conduct research and represent natural systems within the computer's environment. Advancement in information synthesis for natural resource management requires more sophisticated computational approaches, as well as reproducible, reusable, extensible, and transferable methods. Despite this importance, many new and current natural resource practitioners lack computational fluency and no common set of recommended resources and practices exist for learning these skills. Broadly, attaining computational fluency entails moving beyond the simple use of computers to applying sound computational principles and methods and including computational experts (such as computer scientists) on research teams. Our path for computational fluency includes using open‐source tools when possible; reproducible data management, statistics, and modeling; understanding and applying the benefits of basic computer programming to carry out more complex procedures; tracking code with version control; working in controlled computer environments; and using advanced computing resources.Considerations for Resource Managers Natural resource management increasingly uses computer‐generated results to inform and guide decision making. Open science requires that these data and software be reproducible. In turn, open science promotes computational fluency among natural resource managers, researchers, and educators. Based upon our experiences and perspectives working to support natural resource professionals, many natural resource managers would like to attain computationally fluency, yet lack formal training. We provide a path to computational fluency that emphasizes: using open‐source tools when possible; reproducible data management, statistics, and modeling; understanding and applying the basic computer programming philosophy to carry out both simple and more complex procedures; tracking code with version control; working in controlled computer environments; and using advanced computing resources. Natural resource managers, educators, and researchers can use their computationally fluency skills to promote open science in their own work.

In most cases, gender neglect in natural resources in the North West Province of Cameroon has resulted in sustained conflict between resource managers and users. This in turn has led to the failure of well-intentioned efforts towards sustainable management. This paper highlights the need for a gendered approach to natural resource planning and management which includes both men and women. It examines the relationship between human activities and natural resource degradation, and brings to the fore the gender profile of all those who own, access, and benefit from the exploitation of water and forest resources, as well as non-timber forest products, under existing customary and national policies. The paper argues that given the current traditional gender role practices and division of labour in the province, women are critical both as agents and as victims of natural resource exploitation and management. Gender mainstreaming constitutes a fulcrum for development planning and an entry point for successful management of natural resources in developing countries.

Trust factors in community–water resource management agency relationships

Natural resources are one of the crucial objects in the dynamics of the life of the nation and the state, the management of this abundant natural resource is a very large responsibility of the state, the limitation of the state's ability is inversely proportional to the needs and potentials possessed by these natural resources so that the state makes natural resources as its business commodity in the utilization and management of natural resources. Business actors engaged in the utilization and management of natural resources need to compete with each other in order to obtain permits from the government and ease of investment, so that they can maximize the potential profits they have. This situation creates conditions for political lobbies so that the governing law can be adjusted to provide convenience for investors, one of which is the Mineral and Coal Law. This research will focus on examining the dynamics that occur to all stakeholders in the revision of the Mineral and Coal Law, by using a normative juridical research method using a legal and regulatory approach, so this research tries to map political strategies, political actors, and influencing factors. This research navigates to the hypothesis that the Mineral and Coal Law is a law oriented to business interests, so that environmental management and protection as a result of exploitation of natural resources is not optimal and futuristic.

Scientists often feel powerless to affect policy on natural resource conservation or management, and managers frequently feel that there is not enough time or money to gather data to enlighten resource management decisions. This article summarizes the discussions in a facilitated workshop that brought together academicians, natural resource managers, and individuals from the private sector to discuss limitations in aquatic resource management policy and how science could be used more effectively in the decision-making process. A major impediment to including science in management and policy decision-making is insufficient dialogue between scientists and managers. For science-based resource management decisions, it is imperative to understand the distinction between science and professional judgment. The former is the acquisition of knowledge by applying the principles of the scientific method, whereas the latter may be based on science-in-progress, has not been subjected to peer review, and can be misrepresented to be science. Resource managers face significant problems making sound, science-based management decisions including: historical antecedents for resource use, changing social values, legal constraints, economics and politics, poorly focused management, plurality and diversity of stakeholders, and the credibility of agency-produced science. Effective conservation of aquatic resources can be undermined by distrust and disagreement between resource users, scientists, agencies, and even among academicians, leading to an atmosphere of “combat biology.” The principles of science should be introduced early in the decision-making process because they encourage articulation of multiple perspectives and fair but rigorous assessment of all hypotheses.

Regional natural resource management is increasingly being implemented through collaborative arrangements. Theoretically, collaborative arrangements draw together multiple stakeholders to achieve a holistic approach to management. However, there is no comprehensive underpinning theory to guide implementation. In response, the resource and environmental management literature has been dominated by the search for procedural theory. Encouraged by the history and experience the planning field has with decision-making in multi-stakeholder settings, planning theory - specifically communicative planning theory - has been encouraged as procedural theory for regional natural resource management. However, there has been limited empirical evaluation of this concept - particularly in natural resource management contexts. The aim of this research was to identify whether communicative planning theory represented an appropriate procedural theory to guide the implementation of regional natural resource management. This research addressed this aim through a comparison of the concepts and ideas comprising communicative planning theory with the forces shaping natural resource decisions and actions in practice within a collaborative approach to natural resource management. Qualitative research techniques were used to examine, in depth, a single case study of the implementation of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality in the Condamine Catchment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-six stakeholders including mayors, farmers, members of non-government organisations, and representatives of State and Commonwealth agencies. The results of this research provide valuable understanding of how decisions are made and what role natural resource management objectives play within collaborative decisionmaking processes. This thesis builds theory relating to when, where, and if natural resource management objectives may be achieved through collaborative arrangements. Natural resource decisions and actions within the Condamine Catchment were shaped by three key forces. Firstly, the institutional arrangements that framed the collaborative approach influenced how organisational stakeholders would interact while undertaking natural resource management. Secondly, the structure of the decision-making processes influenced how decisions were produced. Finally, the characteristics (personalities, interests, agendas, and experience) of individual participants influenced the shape natural of resource decisions. Collectively, these forces discouraged the development of an integrated approach to natural resource management. Under the influence of these three forces natural resource management objectives played a secondary role to political manoeuvring within decisionmaking processes in the Condamine Catchment. Stakeholder agendas, motivations and interests became the primary concern as stakeholders implementing the National Action Plan became focused on controlling decisionmaking processes, instead of focusing on implementing natural resource management itself. Stakeholder relations were characterised by conflict as stakeholders competed for control of the decision-making processes. Communicative planning theory does not adequately identify or contend with the complex contextual forces shaping natural resource decisions within the Condamine Catchment. Nor does this concept offer clear direction on how to overcome the identified barriers to the development of an integrated approach to management. These research findings suggest that communicative planning theory does not represent an appropriate procedural theory to guide the implementation of regional natural resource management. Collaborative models of implementation are currently gaining dominance as the preferred delivery vehicle of regional natural resource management. This research implies that instead of searching for a meta-theory to guide implementation, the resource and environmental management field may be better served by developing a theoretical framework that makes practitioners aware of, and provides the tools to address, the context sensitive barriers that exist towards implementing natural resource management within multistakeholder settings. This research contributes towards the development of this understanding, and the tools necessary to unlock collaborative planning practice in individual settings.

This book examines leadership and management in natural resources, drawing on literature, principles, and the author’s own experiences as a leader and activist. Developing a general framework summarizing the leadership and management cycle in natural resources for practitioners, the book provides a synthesis of leadership theory and practice stemming from the personal and spiritual values of work, and the key principle of aligning organizational resources and actions with stated intentions. It discusses the somewhat unique context of natural resources, comprised of private and public goods and services and complex societal values. Key strategies that enable natural resource professionals to be leaders at all stages and positions in their career, including vision and sustainability, proficient human resources management, fairness and merit, and transparency and openness are analyzed. Case studies of famous natural resource leaders and activists, including Ding Darling, David Attenborough, Wangari Maathai, Marina de Silva, Greta Thunberg, Bob Brown, and Christina Koch, are included. The book examines their values, training, and principles and how they influenced national or global natural resource management. Drawing on the author’s own experiences as a leader and activist, including his role as Department Head at North Carolina State University, as an elected officer in the Society of American Foresters, and as an activist opposing the sale of the Hofmann Forest, the book provides practical examples and guidelines that professionals can consider and use in their careers. This book will be of great interest to natural resource managers and professionals as well as students studying environmental management and natural resource governance and to practitioners who are looking to develop broader leadership and management skills.

Transboundary natural resources management means “any process of cooperation across boundaries that facilitates or improves the management of natural resources (to the benefit of all parties in the area concerned)”. Because of their importance, these natural resources must be protected and managed in a way that will prevent their degradation and damage. Actual cases proved that joint management of transboundary natural resources often involves conflict or misunderstanding. The management of these resources should, thus, be anchored on some solid legal and institutional framework. The results of this article shows the need to strengthen the legal and institutional framework for proper international, regional and national management of natural resources that straddle more than one state. The article further reinstates the fact that this is a great means of ensuring environmental protection and avoiding conflicts among countries. Key words: Transboundary, natural resources, legal framework, disputes, multilateral treaty, bilateral treaty, environmental sustainability.

Collaborative management is one approach to the management of common pool resource at the local level. Study of collaborative management is expected to offset the weakness of the hierarchical and market approach that is also existent in natural resource management. This study describes the conceptual framework and discourse of the collaborative approach of network structure-based natural resource and environmental management at the local level. Using literature review, this paper critically summarizes the views of researchers and academicians about network structure based collaborative management. This study concludes that network structure based collaborative management can address the dilemma and challenges in sustainable natural resource and environmental management. Sustainable development in the context of natural resource and environmental management is the resilience to environmental degradation, social vulnerability of local communities and the capacity to protect and adapt, along with the conservation of natural resources through innovations and revitalizations.

The problem of the study was that despite the importance of natural resource management and its impact on the implementation of the sustainable tourism development strategy, there are shortcomings in the management of natural resources. Where the importance of this study stems from highlighting the importance occupied by the management of environmental natural resources, whether in being a mainstay for the development of tourism activity in preserving environmental resources and rationalizing their consumption or in the fact that it meets the needs of sustainable tourism development and its ability to preserve the elements of the ecosystem in continuity. The study aimed to highlight the concept of sustainable tourism development and the requirements for its application, in order to reach the standards of sustainable tourism development and to effectively manage environmental natural resources within the sustainable tourism development plan. The study reached several results, the most important of which is that the natural environmental resources are considered one of the most important elements of tourist attractions, and the results of the study also showed some shortcomings in the management of these environmental natural resources, which resulted in their exposure to many manifestations of deterioration, which sometimes reached the beginning of their depletion. The study also reached many recommendations based on the results that have been reached, as it is necessary to work on developing a comprehensive plan through which it is possible to identify the means that help preserve natural resources and how to use them in the tourism sector without harming them.

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Population growth and welfare development in each province, particularly Banten, have been inadequately supported by the management of natural resources. In fact, such condition prevalent across Indonesia. Accordingly, the study aims to investigate the regulation of central and regional relations under Law Number 1 of 2022; Financial Relations between the Central and Regional Governments, as well as their Ideal Format based on Natural Resource Utilization in Banten province. The study employed normative juridical methods, involving a statutory approach. The study took place in Banten Province. The findings are, the financial administration system, regulating central and regional relations, is law number 1 of 2022; financial relations between central and regional governments, which provide regional income sources, manage transfers to regions, manage regional expenditure, give authority to carry out financing regions, and implement national fiscal policy synergies in a fair, transparent, accountable and harmonious manner. Framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, optimal structure of central and regional relations--the utilization of natural resources in Banten Province. In particular, the management of natural and other resources, as stated in the Profit Sharing Fund layout, which is standardized in the law on central and regional financial relations, is referred as implementing regional autonomy through a clustering mechanism between regions, while considering the ecological and conditional factors (economic, social and political conditions). To summarize, harmonization and coordination between central and Banten provincial government is highly required. In addition, Banten provincial government should immediately issue derivative regulations to facilitate policy implementation.

Population growth and welfare development in each province, particularly Banten, have been inadequately supported by the management of natural resources. In fact, such condition prevalent across Indonesia. Accordingly, the study aims to investigate the regulation of central and regional relations under Law Number 1 of 2022; Financial Relations between the Central and Regional Governments, as well as their Ideal Format based on Natural Resource Utilization in Banten province. The study employed normative juridical methods, involving a statutory approach. The study took place in Banten Province. The findings are, the financial administration system, regulating central and regional relations, is law number 1 of 2022; financial relations between central and regional governments, which provide regional income sources, manage transfers to regions, manage regional expenditure, give authority to carry out financing regions, and implement national fiscal policy synergies in a fair, transparent, accountable and harmonious manner. Framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, optimal structure of central and regional relations--the utilization of natural resources in Banten Province. In particular, the management of natural and other resources, as stated in the Profit Sharing Fund layout, which is standardized in the law on central and regional financial relations, is referred as implementing regional autonomy through a clustering mechanism between regions, while considering the ecological and conditional factors (economic, social and political conditions). To summarize, harmonization and coordination between central and Banten provincial government is highly required. In addition, Banten provincial government should immediately issue derivative regulations to facilitate policy implementation