- Assessing People's Perceptions of Forests in Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve [Kalimantan, Indonesia]
- C.J.P. Colfer; J. Woelfel; R.L. Wadley; E. Harwell / Center for International Forestry Research, 1996
- Previous research identified three important issues of relevance to forest people's roles in sustainable forest management which we address here: the presence of a "conservation ethic", a feeling of closeness to the forest, and a sign...
- Assessing "Participation" in Forest Management: Workable Methods and Unworkable Assumptions
- C.J.P. Colfer; R.L. Wadley / Center for International Forestry Research, 1996
- Paper reports the results of a pre-test in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, of four methods designed to assess the level and nature of participation by local people in forest management quickly and easily. Two of the methods --- the "Itera...
- Agricultural change under structural adjustment and other shocks in Zambia
- L Bangwe / Centre for Development Studies, Bath University, 1997
- The agricultural sectors of many economies in Sub-Saharan Africa have been profoundly affected by policy changes comprising part of the wider process of structural adjustment. Government controls on exchange rates, interest rates, far...
- The Guide to Effective Participation
- D. Wilcox / Partnerships Online, 1994
- Offers a comprehensive framework for thinking about involvement, empowerment and partnership. It also provides an A to Z of key issues and practical techniques for effective participation [author]
- How you can use IT in the community
- Partnerships Online, 1997
- Advice, case studies and articles on methods and benefits of using the Internet for community development and campaigning. UK focus
- Creating a Development Trust
- D. Wilcox / Partnerships Online, 1997
- Development Trusts are partnerships which have been defined as independent, not-for-profit organisations which take action to renew an area physically, socially and in spirit. They bring together the public, private and voluntary sect...
- The Net Result - Social Inclusion in the Information Society: report of the [UK] National Working Party on Social Inclusion (INSINC)
- IBM UK, 1997
- Report addresses several questions: How can a socially inclusive Information Society be brought about? What will it look like? And what are the implications for communities and community organisations?
- Down-to-earth vision: Community based IT initiatives and social inclusion [in the UK: COMMIT report]
- IBM UK, 1998
- Report is based on research into UK community based IT initiatives, with the purpose of trying to identify factors which might be critical to their more strategic development through policy. The research involved project visits, in-de...
- Economic and social components of migration in two regions of Southern Province, Zambia
- L Cliggett / Centre for Development Studies, Bath University, 1997
- Paper addresses the migration process in the Zambia's Southern Province. Until recently when droughts and cattle diseases have begun to plague the area, Southern Province was known for its ideal farming conditions. Monze district has ...
- The limits and merits of participation
- Paulo Vieira da Cunha; Maria Valeria Junho Pena / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997
- Once a shout from the radical fringe, the call for participation has resurfaced as a dominant voice in development thinking. But the new truth may be flawed. The goal of economic development is to increase growth and eliminate poverty...
- The Role of Agricultural Education in Improving the Performance of Support Services for the Renewable Natural Resources Sector
- I. Wallace; E. Nilsson / Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1997
- Whilst recent research (mainly in sub-Saharan Africa) has indicated a number of successful innovations in agricultural education and training (AET), it has generally been unresponsive to changing patterns of demand for trainees, which...
- Desertification and drought - extent and consequences proposal for a participatory approach to combat desertification
- FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1995
- Participation of developing countries in world trade: overview of major trends and underlying factors
- World Trade Organization, 1996
- This paper provides an overview of major trends in the participation of developing countries in world trade over the past two decades, followed by a brief examination of some of the key factors that were associated with trends for dif...
- Halting degradation of natural resources: is there a role for rural communities?
- J. M. Baland; J. P. Platteau / FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1996
- Participatory Action Research : Getting the Job Done
- K. Seymour-Rolls; I. Hughes / Action Research on Web, 1999
- This paper seeks to: 1.Describe PAR using a conceptual framework - The Moments by Definition 2.Provide a working framework to undertake PAR - The Moments by Method : 3.Propose a research project utili...
- Community based conservation
- M.C.J. Cruz / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper stresses what most of the authors believe: that in order to successfully manage biodiversity, local residents and resource users must be involved, and the people who are affected by conservation projects must be pa...
- People, Parks and Biodiversity: Issues in Population-Environment Dynamics
- J.A. McNeely; G. Ness / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper broadly addresses the complex relationship between biodiversity, people and protected areas. The authors see three main reasons why the relationship is problematic: first, biological diversity ("biodiversity") is a...
- West African regional security in the post Liberian conflict era : issues and perspectives
- Gani Joses Yoroms; Emmanuel Kwesi Aning / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1997
- The paper attempts to analyse ECOWAS’ security regime’s first major effort towards enforcing compliance with its norms and values. The recent resolution of the Liberian conflict and Charles Taylor’s election to the Pres...
- Guidelines for participatory research projects in health
- Institute of Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia, 1995
- This document, produced by the Institute of Health Research, Canada, outlines a set of guidelines for participatory research in health promotion. These guidelines are intended for use by grant application reviewers to appraise whether...
- Participatory Approaches in Occupational Health Research
- R. Loewenson / African Stock Exchanges, 1996
- The paper defines and outlines the context for participatory approaches in occupational health (OH) research. Against the background of trends towards democratisation of working life and worker participation as a means to enhanced pro...
- BetterEvaluation
- BetterEvaluation is an international collaboration to improve evaluation practice and theory by sharing information about options (methods or tools) and approaches. It offers online tools and materials organised into tasks: Approaches, Themes and Resources.
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- A non-profit, independent research, policy and outreach organisation working towards achieving sustainable development in the Amazon region
- Forestry Nepal
- Gateway to forestry information on Nepal.
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)
- AIDA is a non-profit environmental law organisation that works across international borders to defend threatened ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them.
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)
- The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good. CSM's mission is to change the culture of markets and other social institutions to advance social justice, human rights and sustainable development. Such a culture change will not be possible with...
- Practice In Participation
- Participatory portal for community-based practices
- INFOCON
- INFOCON aims to promote a better understanding of how Civil Society Organisations representing Transnational Communities can work on preventing and resolving conflicts in Europe and worldwide. Financed by the EU under the Seventh Framework Programme, this three-year research project was launched in April 2008.
- Localis (http://localis.org.uk/)
- Localis is an independent think-tank based in Westminster, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism. Since its formation it has produced research on a variety of issues including housing, the reform of regional government, innovation in services and local government finance.
