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  1 - Strategies for natural resources management using strategic management analysis (The case of Divandareh County, Kurdistan, Iran)
  Ayub Pahlavani Ahmad Valipour هدایت غضنفری
  Natural resources management as a complex ecosystem with diverse stakeholders faces many challenges. Due to the varying and often contradictory interests, livelihood dependence of local communities and changes in ecologic, social,economic and political conditions, re-es More

  Natural resources management as a complex ecosystem with diverse stakeholders faces many challenges. Due to the varying and often contradictory interests, livelihood dependence of local communities and changes in ecologic, social,economic and political conditions, re-establishment of management approaches seems inevitable. The purpose of this study was to develop management strategies to improve and enhance the natural resources management using strategic planning framework. Both descriptive and analytical approaches, library survey,interview and questionnaire were used for collection and analyzing data. Stakeholders including administrative-political experts, technical experts of the natural resources office, representatives of local communities and NGOs, experts of research center and university professors participated in this research. Following development of a mission statement and internal (IFE) and external factor evaluation (EFE), Internal-External matrix showed that the natural resources management of the county was located in the defensive position. Regarding that,the SWOT matrix was developed to identify appropriate strategies mainly considering weaknesses and threats (WT) which resulted in formulating six strategies for management of natural resources. Evaluation of the strategies attractiveness using quantitative strategic planning matrix (QSPM) indicated that “institutionalizing the participation of stakeholders in decision-making and planning” and “Carrying out programs, plans and projects according to the instructions of the General Administration'' (i.e.business as usual) are of the highest and lowest priority respectively. Based on the results, the current management approach of the county’s natural resources is not accepted by stakeholders and change towards benefit from participation of stakeholders, especially local communities, improvement of the internal features of natural resources and strengthening interorganizational communications is required. Manuscript profile