The participatory process for supporting collaborative management of natural resources: an overview

This overview is about promoting people's participation in the management of natural resources, with a special focus on collaborative management systems. It starts by briefly describing the type and nature of participation used in the process of promoting and supporting collaborative management. The following chapter provides an overview of this process, describing the nature and scope of the participatory process for supporting the collaborative management of natural resources. A description of the actors involved and the environment in which the process occurs is presented, providing generalisations about stakeholder groups encountered, and a summary of circumstances of the physical and social environment that can have a major influence on collaborative management. The overview concludes with a discussion about some of the practical aspects of managing a support programme.