ERIP 4 - Task 1

Strategic Planning Processes for Ecosystem Restoration

Task 1: Why Stakeholder Engagement Matters for Restoration

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The Benefits of a Participatory Approach

Any restoration program requires a participatory approach — one that includes a broad range of local stakeholders and rights holders.

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Who Should Be Involved

Now that we have determined the need for a participatory approach, let’s discuss which stakeholders and rights holders will need to be engaged in your restoration program.

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The Benefits of a Participatory Approach

Who Should Be Involved

• Builds trust and support for the process and product.

• Shares responsibility for decisions or actions.

• Creates solutions more likely to be adopted.

• Leads to better, more cost-effective solutions.

• Forges stronger working relationships.

• Increases awareness and understanding of issues and challenges.

• Generates more data.

• Helps determine priorities.

• Enhances communication and coordination of resources.

• Increases the likelihood of success.

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The Benefits of a Participatory Approach

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iMacPherson, C. & Tonning, T. 2015. Getting in Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed. Available here (p. 2-3).

Stakeholders and rights holders for your ecosystem restoration program may include:

• Civil society organizations and citizens.

• Landowners (with formal land title), land managers, and resource beneficiaries (without formal rights).

• Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

• Women’s groups and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

• Youth.

• Industry and businesses.

• National, subnational, and municipal governments.

• Private and corporate donors.

• Pension funds, business consortia, and other relevant international bodies and organizations.

• Donor agencies (including the GEF, World Bank, regional development banks).