Economic Change, Poverty and the Environment The 3xM Approach

Required Project Outputs A replicable analytical approach A replicable intervention approach Five demonstration projects in diverse countries

5 Country Experiences China: Forest co-management in Yunnan Province Indonesia: Forest management on Lombok Island El Salvador: Regional land use planning in Chalatenango South Africa: Local tourist development in fragile desert area Zambia: Land reform in deep rural areas

The Analytical Approach Analyzing Poverty-Environment Dynamics at the Local Level Analyzing the Influence of Meso-Level Institutions Establishing Linkages to Macro Policies and National Institutions Interpreting the Results Identifying Strategic Interventions

The Intervention Approach Translating Socioeconomic Analysis into Intervention Plans Implementing Direct Interventions at the Local Level Influencing Meso or Subnational Institutional Arrangements Influencing National Policies and Institutions

The 3xM Approach Effective intervention strategies require rigorous economic, ecological and institutional analysis that cuts across the micro, meso and macro levels of a given society Removing obstacles at the local level that prevent the poor from competing economically, improving management of their natural resources and participating in political processes is the starting point of changing poverty-environment dynamics

The 3xM Approach Cont’d Changing policies and institutional arrangements at sub-national (meso) and national (macro) levels is required to establish a coherent policy and institutional context in which local initiatives can thrive Building alliances between rural communities and a wide range of advocates, experts and supporting institutes in urban areas is needed to effect the policy and institutional changes required across the three levels

Challenges Aligning the three Ms Reforming institutional arrangements Integrating rural development in national development strategies Strengthening political influence of rural communities

Supplemental Reforms Clarifying resource rights and responsibilities Addressing the compensation issue Strengthening the provision of public goods Developing ‘pro-poor’ infrastructure

Key Messages Require that projects be grounded on multi-layered, poverty-environment analysis that cuts across the economic, institutional and ecological spheres Require that intervention projects demonstrate the link between micro and macro levels