Making Good Local Governance Grow: Improving Local Governance Through Equitable Sustainable Natual Resource Management

Book Description Making Good Local Governance Grow presents experiences of participatory natural resource management based on four case studies from Helvetas projects in Bhutan, Guatemala, Mali and the Dominican Republic. The approach considers how to involve the local population in the sustainable management and sharing of natural resources benefits. Intrinsic to the project aims are the improvement of grassroots participation, the promotion of gender equity, and the development of sustainable livelihoods for disadvantaged groups through actual practice within the process. Product Description "Making Good Governance Grow" presents experiences of participatory natural resource management based on four case studies from Helvetas projects in Bhutan, Guatemala, Mali and the Dominican Republic. The approach considers how to involve the local population in the sustainable management and sharing of natural resources benefits. Intrinsic to the project aims are the improvement of 'grassroots' participation, the promotion of gender equity, and the development of sustainable livelihoods for disadvantaged groups through actual practice within the process. About the Author Patrick Robinson is a researcher working with Helvetas.Sara Wehrli is a researcher working with Helvetas.