Resources

This paper reports on a pilot process used by Uganda National Parks (UNP) in collaboration with CARE's Development Through Conservation Project (DTC) to establish collaborative forest management with communuities surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga National Park in south west Uganda.
The report begins by outlining the history of resource use and conservation in the two national parks concerned and then goes on to outline step by step the process used, which involved participatory work with various types of community organisations. Finally, the potential of collaborative resource management in Uganda is examined.

This article begins by describing the tool of genealogy and how it is traditionally used. Suggestions are then made as to how the process can be made more participatory, for example by encouraging participants to draw a genealogical map using local symbols and materials. Finally, the paper outlines a number of potential uses for participatory genealogy, including amongst other things, the use of it as an entry point activity, in group formation, conflict resolution and collection of information on mobility and generation change.

This document reviews the experiences of various national and international development agencies working with participatory approaches in Vietnam and recommendations are made regarding the potentials and limitations of using such approaches.

This document outlines the content of a workshop held to examine the use of participatory methodologies in livestock projects, with a particular emphasis on the collection and use of ethno-vetinary information.

This paper is about the use of PRA in exploring indigenous technical knowledge which could be useful in the management of natural resources. The ways of discovering such knowledge, such as folklore, from the elders and how participatory research can help in understanding the indigenous knowledge systems are explained. Specific examples suggesting the harmony between nature and people in the old days and erosion of these institutions after the establishment of formal legal systems at the beginning of this century are discussed.

This document is brief overview of PRA in the UK and includes sections on:
- Sources of PRA training available in the UK for UK practioners
- Examples of PRA work being carried out in the different sectors
- The emerging UK network.