Inclusive Planning and Decision-making
Designing and facilitating systems for inclusive community decision-making
About this work
Lasting landscape outcomes depend on inclusive and effective collaboration among the many actors who live in, depend on, and influence a landscape. We support these actors in designing and strengthening governance processes that enable diverse stakeholders to participate in shaping decisions about their shared resources.
These processes help landscape partners navigate competing priorities, strengthen accountability, and make lasting progress toward shared environmental, social, and economic goals.
We bring deep experience in:
Participatory planning and dialogue processes
Strengthening multi-stakeholder coordination and collaboration
Supporting consensus-building and conflict resolution
Integrating gender, equity, and social inclusion into governance
processes
CASE STUDY
Sierra Volcánica Biocultural Landscape
A practical look at what it takes to move from fragmented efforts to coordinated, locally led landscape transformation.
REPORT
Public Policy to Support Landscape
and Seascape Partnerhsips
Sound governmental policies, regulation, and support are the foundation of sustainable land use management.
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Work with Us
If you need support setting up governance systems or designing public policies for the sustainable development of landscapes, we welcome a conversation.