Partnerships for development are spreading like wildfire - in rhetoric if not in reality. This report examines a set of partnerships in forestry - those between companies and communities - to see whether there is any substance beyond the hype. Some 57 examples in 23 countries are reviewed - from informal arrangements and social responsibility efforts to outgrower schemes and joint ventures. Few long-lived partnerships are found but both the numbers and experience of partnerships are growing. Whilst some so-called partnerships are thinly veiled rip-offs or bald attempts to spruce up company image, others have produced significant returns to both local livelihoods and company profits. The report draws out lessons from experience - and outlines a set of principles, success factors and next steps for developing partnerships that deliver better returns to both sides. These steps centre on getting governance frameworks right, developing brokering roles, and raising both the equity stakes and bargaining power of communities. Web themes: forest, people (Also available in English: Order No.9132IIED and Spanish: Order No.9273IIED)

Abstract: (Circa 100 – 150 words is preferable) The Wildlife and Development series highlights key topics in the field of sustainable wildlife use and is aimed at policy-makers, planners, government extension workers and NGOs. The Engendering Eden research programme aimed to fill some of the existing gaps on issues concerned with the relationships between women, gender and ICDPs (integrated conservation and development projects) by understanding what differences and inequities exist within communities and how these effect participation and the distribution of benefits and costs in relation to them. This document summarises the experiences and lessons learnt of a number of ICDPs and CBNRM projects in Africa and Asia (described in more detail in the two regional studies - Engendering Eden Volumes II and III). The research in both Africa and Asia showed that conservation processes in general, remain dominated by men, that there is a conflict between short-term household needs and long-term conservation objectives. In both regions gender issues are addressed rarely, and even then ineffectually. This has led to various negative impacts.More recently a gender-focused approach has been promoted. As a result, projects now make attempts to increase women's empowerment through such as education and capacity building. However components still remain fragmented and under resourced. There is much room for improvement. This publication indicates a number of ways forward. Any Other Info: Part of a 3 volume set within the Wildlife and Development Series

The Wildlife and Development series highlights key topics in the field of sustainable wildlife use and is aimed at policy-makers, planners, government extension workers and NGOs. The Engendering Eden research programme aimed increase understanding of issues concerning relationships between women, gender and ICDPs (integrated conservation and development projects) by examining differences and inequities within communities and how these effect participation and the distribution of benefits and costs in relation to them. This document describes experiences and lessons learnt of a number of ICDPs and CBNRM projects in Africa.The research in Africa showed that ICDPs remain dominated by men, and that there is a conflict between short-term household needs and long-term conservation objectives. In both regions gender issues are addressed rarely, and even then ineffectually. This has led to various negative impacts.More recently a gender-focused approach has been promoted and projects now make attempts to increase women's empowerment through such as education and capacity building. However components still remain fragmented and under resourced. There is much room for improvement

The Wildlife and Development series highlights key topics in the field of sustainable wildlife use and is aimed at policy-makers, planners, government extension workers and NGOs. The Engendering Eden research programme aimed increase understanding of issues concerning relationships between women, gender and ICDPs (integrated conservation and development projects) by examining differences and inequities within communities and how these effect participation and the distribution of benefits and costs in relation to them. This document describes experiences and lessons learnt of a number of ICDPs and CBNRM projects in South and South East Asia.The research in Asia showed that ICDPs remain dominated by men, and that there is a conflict between short-term household needs and long-term conservation objectives. In both regions gender issues are addressed rarely, and even then ineffectually. This has led to various negative impacts.More recently a gender-focused approach has been promoted and projects now make attempts to increase women's empowerment through such as education and capacity building. However components still remain fragmented and under resourced. There is much room for improvement.

Integrated pest management (IPM) emerged in Indonesia in the late 1980s as a reaction to the environmental and social consequences of the Green Revolution model of agriculture. A cooperative programme between the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Indonesian Government centred on farmer field schools (FFS) which are schools without walls. The FFS aimed to make farmers experts in their own fields, enabling them to replace their reliance on external inputs, such as pesticides, with endogenous skills, knowledge and resources. Over time the emphasis of the programme shifted towards community organisation, community planning and management of IPM, and became known as Community IPM (CIPM). This study assesses the extent to which Community IPM has been institutionalised in Java (Indonesia). The dynamics of institutionalising people centred and participatory processes were found to be closely dependent on the following mutually reinforcing factors: 1. Enabling national policy decisions by the State were complemented by farmer led attempts to contest and shape policies from below. 2. Actors with emancipatory values, attitudes and behaviours championed the cause of FFS/CIPM. 3. Farmer centred learning and critical education promoted ecological knowledge for sustainability, both among farmers and those who work with them. 4. Enabling organisations that emphasise farmers’ abilities, promote organisational learning and which are flexible in their structure and procedures. 5. The existence of safe spaces where farmers can get together, share problems and decide on action. Linking together these safe spaces and local groups into broader federations has helped farmers capture power back from centralised, top down agencies. 6. A context in which farmers have some control over funding decisions and allocations made by local, national or international funding bodies.