Natural Resource Management and Conservation Practice with Particular Emphasis on Community- Based Watershed Management: The Case of Alekit River in Farta Woreda, South Gondar

Abstract

The very purpose of this paper is to deal with the natural resource management and conservation practices in giving emphasis on community- based water shed management at Alekit River there in south Gondar. It is a common truth that Natural resources are exploited and consumed by living things for their survival though the utilization mechanisms may vary from one to another. Resources management and conservation practices system and community participation as well yet not developed to minimize damages appear. To this regard there are a lot of arguments that discussed about poor utilization and misusing of natural resources with beneficiaries that require solutions at present time. Related to this unless applying adequate and methodical ways in managing the misusage of such natural resources and practicing un healthy conservation practices a lot of damage and disastrous situation will be resulted. Hence to find out certain suggestive solutions this research based, at conversing on a following issues, analyzing the existing natural resource management and conservation practices. Examining the level; and status of awareness creation task to this regard, and as what has been done up to now to improve the prevailed practices. In doing this study the student researcher employed the qualitative data collective strategy. Further in addressing the above mentioned objectives, both primary and secondary sources of data collection techniques have been used to conduct the research. On other hand the result of this research believed to provide researchers various ideas as an input for further study on the same subject matter. Above all the research may give a good insight to identify the opportunities and challenges in line with the issue of Natural research management and conservation practice in the study area.