International Conference on
IAV Hassan II, Agadir 14-18 March 2005
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Compile, promote and make use of local knowledge and techniques in the sustainable utilisation of natural resources;
2. Strengthen the dissemination of practical techniques to end users;
3. Encourage young graduates to initiate sustainable natural resource management projects in arid regions;
4. Develop programmes for capacity building in sustainable natural resource management for different stakeholder groups (e.g. media, decision makers, farmers associations);
5. Establish a think-tank involving key stakeholders (e.g. local and regional councils, professionals, and research and academic institutions) to consider regional development projects in natural resource management (e.g. eco-tourism, handicraft, product certification);
6. Encourage regional, national and international networks for the exchange of knowledge, experience and technology relating to arid environments.