Seeking sustainability : challenges of agricultural development and environmental management in a Philippine watershed / edited by Ian Coxhead and Gladys Buenavista.

Can agricultural development be consistent with the sustainable use of natural resources and the maintenance of environmental quality? Seeking sustainability reports on research in the SANREM CRSP/ Southeast Asia, a collaborative project directed at answering this and related questions. Contributing authors draw on experience in an upland Philippine watershed to derive lessons not only about environmental change and resource mana- gement, but also about an approach to project design that stresses community participation and a landscape perspective. Local initiatives and technology transfer are both important, but plans for sustainable development must also consider changing market and policy influences on the actions of farmers and resource managers, and involve policy makers at all levels of government.