"There are many approaches and practices in development communication, and most of them have been implemented in the field of environment and natural resource management. But, even when considering participatory approaches in NRM, communication is often limited to information dissemination activities that mainly use printed materials, radio programmes and educational videos to send messages, explain technologies or illustrate activities. These approaches, with their strengths and weaknesses, have been well documented.

Participatory development communication takes another perspective. This form of communication facilitates participation in a development initiative identified and selected by a community, with or without the external assistance of other stakeholders." 
                                                                                 [from Blurb]

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Regional Perspectives

3. Building Communication Capacity for Natural Resource Management

4. Participatory Communication and Local Knowledge

5. A Window to the World for the Custodians of the Forest

6. Communication Tools in the Hands of Farmers

7. Forging Links between Research and Development

8. Participatory Development Communication : An African Perspective

9. Introducing Participatory Development Communication : An African Perspective

10. From Resource-poor Users to Natural Resource Managers

11. Participatory Research and Water Resource Management

12. Communication Across Cultures and Languages

13. Participatory Development Communication as an Evaluation Tool

14. Engaging the Most Disadvantaged Groups in Local Development

15. Rural Media and Participatory Development Communication

16. Reaping the Fruit of Participatory Development Communication

17. Experimenting with Participatory Development Communication

18. Strategic Communication in Community : Based Fisheries and Forestry

Bibliography

Index