This handbook explains the overarching goal of the “Improving Natural Resource Governance for Rural Poverty Reduction” project, the approaches adopted and why governance, and in particular natural resource governance, is of interest in the drylands of Garba Tula. The booklet further explains the specific results of the project as well as the project strategies for achieving these results. The handbook finishes with key lessons and the next steps necessary for achieving good governance of natural resources in the district.