Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Evaluating the status of NGOs before and after implementation of comprehensive natural resources management (Case study: Yazdanabad watershed, Kerman province)
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resource Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization,
Abstract
The use of people in the implementation of natural resource schemes ensures the success of these schemes and can be very useful for the natural resources available in watersheds and stakeholders. In this study, the number of cooperative companies, rural development committee, micro funds and rural funds in the whole watershed of Yazdanabad was obtained. Then, identification of different village’s distribution in Yazdanabad watershed was done and the activities implemented in them were investigated. Then, the meetings held by PRA method in the villages of Yazdanabad watershed were studied and the comparison of NGOs before and after implementation of the comprehensive natural resources management plan was carried out and analyzed. The results showed that there are 3 cooperative companies and 4 rural funds in Yazdanabad watershed and 16 development committees are active in this area, almost every village has a development committee and there are also 2 micro funds in Yazdanabad watershed. Moreover, the results of the research showed that the most executive activities in all villages located in Yazdanabad watershed were the formation of rural development committee and holding meetings with natural resources laws and regulations.
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