Message-ID: <s7da62da.040@landcare.cri.nz> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:57:40 +1200 From: Will Allen <mailto:AllenW@LANDCARE.CRI.NZ> Subject: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation On-line Guide Updated To: mailto:DEVEL-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
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The increasing use of participatory development approaches in recent
years pose new challenges for communities, policy-makers, agency
staff and evaluators. Because these programmes are designed to be
responsive to changing community needs, one of the most pressing
challenges is to develop improved participatory monitoring and
evaluative (PM&E) processes to allow for ongoing learning, correction,
and adjustment by all parties concerned.
The "NRM_changelinks" web section on PM&E (
http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/par_eval.html )
has just been revised and updated. It now includes a number of new
resource links covering the following subject areas (i) Evolving
approaches to PM&E: Concepts and purposes; (ii) Case studies (iii)
guides and handbooks (iv) community-based environmental monitoring
(v) evaluating information and decision support technologies.
The NRM_changelinks website ( http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/ )
is made available as an on-line guide for natural resource managers and
others working to help communities identify and adopt more sustainable
natural resource management practices. Links and on-site material
provide approaches, information and theory in related fields such as
sustainable development, adaptive management, collaborative learning,
action research, facilitation, conflict resolution and information systems
design. How these fields interlink in practice is also illustrated. This site
has been given a five-star rating from Argus Clearinghouse in the area
of sustainable development.
Although the emphasis of this site is on improving the use of
collaborative approaches within natural resource management
(biodiversity enhancement, conservation, riparian management,
agriculture, etc.) the approaches outlined here are also useful for those
working in a diverse range of development areas such as rural
development, health, housing, etc.
Feedback and comments are welcomed ... as are suggestions for new
Web resources to add.
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Will Allen
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research NZ Ltd.
PO Box 282, Alexandra, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 4489932 Fax: +64 3 4488939
http://www.landcare.cri.nz/science/social/
E-mail: mailto:allenw@landcare.cri.nz
WEBSITE: NRM_changelinks: Improving Community Participation in
Environment & Development
URL: http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/
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"Everything has been said about development, but almost everything
remains to be said and therefore to be explored or rediscovered
because incontestably, almost everything remains to be done."
(Vincent Cosmao. 1984. Un Monde En Developpment! Guide de
Reflexion. Paris. Editions Ouvrieres. Page 8.)