Links to Participatory Research websites

Through the work of the Participation Group, the Institute of Development Studies serves as a global centre for research, innovation and learning in citizen participation and participatory approaches to development.

UNU Project on People Land Management and Ecosystem Conservation (PLEC) involves a collaborative effort between scientists and small farmers from across the developing world to develop sustainable and participatory approaches to conservation, especially of biodiversity, based on farmers' technologies and knowledge within small farmers' agricultural systems.

Promoting the use of poverty maps in policy making and targeting assistance, particularly in the areas of food security and environmental management.

An electronic forum on participatory use of geo-spatial information systems and technologies. This forum serves as global avenue for discussing issues, share experiences and good practices related to community mapping, participatory mapping, counter mapping, Public Participation GIS (PPGIS), Participatory GIS (PGIS or P-GIS), Community Integrated (CiGIS), Mobile Interactive (MiGIS) and other geo-spatial information technologies and system used in participatory settings to support integrated conservation and development, sustainable natural resource management and customary property rights in developing countries and First Nations.

The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis develops and promotes methods and organizational approaches for gender-sensitive participatory research on plant breeding and on management of crops and natural resources

NGOs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe conceived Prolinnova as a global programme for learning through action and analysis. The focus is on ways to promote local people's innovation in ecologically-oriented agriculture and natural resource management. This website attempts to develop an e-platform for exchanging information and experiences about how to promote local innovation.