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A woman carries firewood in the rainforest
CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests
… through which stakeholders in the Congo Basin have sought to support participatory sustainable resource management and development. However, … years this initiative pursued country-specific actions and regional learning exchanges to achieve the following outputs. Improved evidence … practice from existing knowledge networks, and participants heard about the business incubation techniques currently being used to develop …
Project, 04 August 2016
Delegates at CBA8 in Nepal travel to Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District to see the effects of climate change as part of the pre-conference fields trips (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Crowd-sourcing ideas to help community-based adaptation finance reach the most vulnerable
Insight, 01 May 2014
Cover for 6090IIED.pdf
RRA Notes 21: Special Issue on Participatory Tools and Methods in Urban Areas
… This special issue of RRA Notes focuses on the use of participatory methodologies for research and project implementation in … used in a project in Barrio San Jorge, Argentina A report extract about a partnership between the 'People's Dialogue' network of informal … 'Development Planning for Real'.~ ~A paper describing the community action planning approach of Sri Lanka's National Housing Development …
Publication, 01 November 1994
Cover for 6154IIED.pdf
PLA Notes 35: Community Water Management
… processes. The theme section shares the lessons learned from a participatory action research programme that aimed to improve rural communities' … theme section begins with an overview and follows with 13 articles about the project. There is also a trainers' guide to organising … Monitoring, evaluation and learning …
Publication, 01 June 1999
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… producer organisations, and promote awareness and responsible action Develop indicators to analyse the links between livelihoods and … emphasis on local definitions of wellbeing, equity and culture Apply participatory assessment methodology for valuations of agricultural … and dialogue in India, Indonesia, Iran and Peru, and international learning exchanges, a range of activities were carried out. These …
Project, 15 August 2013
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… chains of products linked to deforestation and forest degradation. Learning from experience Many remind us of the need to learn from past … and accountability.  We have learnt the fundamentals for successful participatory natural resources management such as participatory forest … the drivers of deforestation Perhaps the issue is not so much about abandoning carbon forestry as addressing the issues elsewhere. …
Insight, 23 December 2015
Sharing power - a global guide to collaborative management of natural resources (2nd Ed)
… by local communities and other social actors. The process brings about negotiated agreements on management roles, rights and … of sound decentralized governance. At heart, co-management is about sharing power. This book is designed for professionals and people … plural organizations are discussed, highlighting the importance of participatory democracy in creating enabling contexts for co-management. …
Publication, 01 November 2007
Participants at D&C Days took part in virtual reality game to help explain the complexities of making climate-related decisions (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Development & Climate Days 2016
Event, 12 November 2016
Cover for G01887.pdf
PLA as a tool in participant process-orientated evaluation in the field of drug prevention psychiatry in Norway
… Aune Introduction meeting, to discuss the future of the community for Participatory Learning and Action approaches in Norway example, it is likely that only … to not speak up, will not participate to get their say. learn more about it ourselves and to try it out in the fields where we worked in …
Publication, 01 June 2000
Women hoeing a field.
Building a women-led community climate movement
Article, 03 December 2020